metacontext

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noun

An overarching context; a context within which other contexts can be used.

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Meanings

nounmetacontext (plural metacontexts)

plural metacontexts

  1. An overarching context; a context within which other contexts can be used.

Origin

From meta- + context.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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