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Definition of metalanguage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

metalanguage

noun

/ˈmetəlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

/ˈmetəlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

[countable, uncountable] (linguistics)

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