"metalayer" meaning in All languages combined

See metalayer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metalayers [plural]
Etymology: meta- + layer Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|layer}} meta- + layer Head templates: {{en-noun}} metalayer (plural metalayers)
  1. A layer of layers; a layer existing at the metalevel.
    Sense id: en-metalayer-en-noun-VeIvL-OI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-

Inflected forms

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