metalinguistic

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Definition of metalinguistic

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning.

“Mary is still one of the most popular girl's names. This represents a metalinguistic use of Mary: the case where we cite a linguistic expression in order to say something about it qua linguistic expression.”

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adj

(not-comparable)Treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning.

“Mary is still one of the most popular girl's names. This represents a metalinguistic use of Mary: the case where we cite a linguistic expression in order to say something about it qua linguistic expression.”
(not-comparable)Pertaining to metalinguistics.

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From meta- + linguistic.

200+ playable · top: MENTALISTIC (15 pts)

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