metalinguistic

met·a·lin·guis·tic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-uh-ling-gwis-tik]
- /ˌmɛt ə lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-uh-ling-gwis-tik]
- /ˌmɛt ə lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪk/

Definitions of metalinguistic word

noun metalinguistic Pertaining to metalinguistics. 1
adjective metalinguistic of or relating to metalinguistics or a metalanguage. 0
adjective metalinguistic of or relating to metalinguistics 0

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Origin of metalinguistic

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; meta- + linguistic

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Parts of speech for Metalinguistic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Metalinguistic

metalinguistic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

metalinguistic usage trend in Literature

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