"bathmology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bathmology (uncountable)
  1. The science/study of the interplay of "degrees" - or, levels of linguistic self-referentiality - in discourse Tags: uncountable Translations (bathmology): bathmologie [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-bathmology-en-noun-GrcANjVr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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