metalanguage

[ met-uh-lang-gwij ]
/ ˈmɛt əˌlæŋ gwɪdʒ /

noun

any language or symbolic system used to discuss, describe, or analyze another language or symbolic system.

Origin of metalanguage

First recorded in 1935–40; meta- + language

Words nearby metalanguage

metal spraying, metal tape, metal wood, metal-free phthalocyanine, metal., metalanguage, metalcrafting, metalepsis, metalhead, metalinguistic, metalinguistics

British Dictionary definitions for metalanguage

metalanguage
/ (ˈmɛtəˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ) /

noun

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