metasemantics

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noun

The part of metalanguage that deals with semantics.

OriginEnglish semantics ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetasemantics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe part of metalanguage that deals with semantics.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishsemantics
  5. Englishmetasemantics

From meta- + semantics.

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APA

metasemantics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasemantics

MLA

“metasemantics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasemantics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metasemantics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasemantics.

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