Term: metalanguage: a language that can be used to describe languages
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: versification: the art or practice of writing verse → 0
Candidate hypernym: carabiner: an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes → 0
Candidate hypernym: xenicus: type genus for the Xenicidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: principle of superposition: (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest → 0
Candidate hypernym: morello: cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice → 0
Candidate hypernym: leaf blight: any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: cork oak: medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork → 0
Candidate hypernym: ursidae: bears and extinct related forms → 0
Candidate hypernym: hair stroke: a very fine line in writing or printing → 0
Candidate hypernym: contrarian: an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors → 0