METALANGUAGE

metalanguage

(noun) a language that can be used to describe languages

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

metalanguage (countable and uncountable, plural metalanguages)

(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.

(computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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