Word: metagame
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
game
Definition: A game about games; a game based on exploiting the rules etc. of some other game, at a higher level than simply playing the game normally.
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: game
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ga-
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: ga-
Meaning: collective prefix
Affix: mann-
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: mann-
Meaning: man