"metalinguistic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From meta- + linguistic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|linguistic}} meta- + linguistic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} metalinguistic (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning): metanyelvi (Hungarian), metajęzykowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-metalinguistic-en-adj-X3vYA~OS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 58 42 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning': 96 4
  2. Pertaining to metalinguistics. Tags: not-comparable Translations (pertaining to metalinguistics): metajęzykowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-metalinguistic-en-adj-7CE21PUA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with meta-, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to metalinguistics': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: metalinguistically Related terms: metalanguage
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