Word: metadiscourse
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
di
scourse
Definition: Discussion, especially involving academic analysis, about a discussion or about discourse.
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: discourse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: currō
Language: la
Decoded: curro
Meaning: run