metanetwork

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noun

A network of networks.

OriginEnglish network ← Middle English net ← Old English nett →
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Meanings

nounmetanetwork (plural metanetworks)

plural metanetworks · alternative meta-network

  1. communicationA network of networks.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Proto-Germanic*natją
  5. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  6. Old Englishnett
  7. Middle Englishnet
  8. Englishnet
  9. Englishwork
  10. Englishnetwork
  11. Englishmetanetwork

From meta- + network.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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