metaword

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noun

A word, such as a search keyword or dictionary headword, that stands for itself as a word rather than having a meaning and a context.

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Meanings

nounmetaword (plural metawords)

plural metawords

  1. A word, such as a search keyword or dictionary headword, that stands for itself as a word rather than having a meaning and a context.

Origin

From meta- + word.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

meadwortdamewortwardmote
Cite this entry
APA

metaword. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaword

MLA

“metaword.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaword. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaword,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaword.

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