metalanguage
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metalanguage
noun metalanguages
- Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process. In order to talk or theorise about phenomena, one inevitably uses a language that is in effect a metalanguage, a special instance of language that allows the theorist to stand back and describe what is happening.
- Any similar language used to define a programming language
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noun linguistical term
| 日本語 | メタ言語 meta gengo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 元語言 /元语言 yuányǔyán, 形而上語言 /形而上语言 xíng'érshàng yǔyán |
| Português | metalinguagem |
| Français | métalangage |
| Deutsch | Metasprache |
| Italiano | metalinguaggio |
| Ελληνικά | μεταγλώσσα metaglóssa |
| Русский | метаязы́к metajazýk |
noun computing term
| 日本語 | メタ言語 meta gengo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 元語言 /元语言 yuányǔyán, 形而上語言 /形而上语言 xíng'érshàng yǔyán |
| Português | metalinguagem |
| Français | métalangage |
| Deutsch | Metasprache |
| Italiano | metalingua |
| Ελληνικά | μεταγλώσσα metaglóssa |
| Русский | метаязы́к metajazýk |
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@misc{metalanguage_2026,
title = {metalanguage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metalanguage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
