metacommunication

noun

Communication or discussion, especially involving academic analysis, about communication itself.

OriginAncient Greek μετά ← Latin commūnicātiō →
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Meanings

nounmetacommunication (plural metacommunications)

plural metacommunications · alternative meta-communication

  1. Communication or discussion, especially involving academic analysis, about communication itself.
  2. Communication which is implicit and not expressed in words.

Origin

  1. Latincommūnicātiō“imparting, communicating”
  2. Ancient Greekμετά“after, beyond; with; adjacent; self”
  3. Englishmetacommunication

From meta- + communication; from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, beyond; with; adjacent; self”) + Latin commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”); from commūnicō (“share, impart, inform”).

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metacommunication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacommunication

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“metacommunication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacommunication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacommunication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacommunication.

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