metalanguage

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met·a·lan·guage /ˈmetəˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ noun [countable, uncountable]  SLwords that are used for talking about or describing language 〔用以论述或描写语言的〕元语言，纯理语言

met·a·lan·guage nounChineseSyllable  

metalanguage
met‧a‧lan‧guage /ˈmetəˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ noun [uncountable and countable]
words that are used for talking about or describing language

meta·lan·guageBrE /ˈmetəlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmetəlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (linguistics 语言学) the words and phrases that people use to talk about or describe language or a particular language 元语言（用于讲述或描述语言或某种语言的词和短语）