Word: metacommand
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
co
mmand
Definition: A command that is not part of the language being written but serves as a directive to the interpreter or compiler.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
Affix: command
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The form of con- used before b, m, and p
Affix: mandare
Language: la
Decoded: mandare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I send word to