Word: metafunction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
func
tion
Definition: A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Transcending, encompassing
Affix: function
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To have a function.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: functiō
Language: la
Decoded: functio
Meaning: performance, execution