Word: metalanguage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: met
a
lan
guage
Definition: Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process
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: language
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lingua
Language: la
Decoded: lingua
Meaning: tongue, speech, language