metatask

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noun

A task that deals with other tasks.

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Meanings

nounmetatask (plural metatasks)

plural metatasks

  1. A task that deals with other tasks.

    It involves taking on the additional metatask of supervising the execution of group activities.

    1993, Stephen Worchel, Jeffry A. Simpson, Conflict between people and groups: causes, processes, and resolutions

Origin

From meta- + task.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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