metalanguage

== English == === Etymology === From meta- + language. === Pronunciation === === Noun === metalanguage (countable and uncountable, plural metalanguages) (linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process. Coordinate terms: metaemotion, metathought, metaphilosophy (computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====