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met·a·lan·guage (m

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1. A language or vocabulary used to describe or analyze language.

2. Computer Science A language used to define another language.

metalanguage [ˈmɛtəˌlæŋgwɪdʒ]

(Linguistics) a language or system of symbols used to discuss another language or system See also formal language, natural language Compare object language

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Noun

metalanguage - a language that can be used to describe languages

language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

syntax language - a language used to describe the syntax of another language

Translations

metalanguage [ˈmetəˌlæŋgwɪdʒ] N → metalenguaje m

metalanguage

n → Metasprache f

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