"metatemplate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛtətɛmpleɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: metatemplates [plural]
enPR: mĕʹtətĕmplāt [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: First attested hyphenated in 1977 and first attested unhyphenated in 1994; formed as meta- + template. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|template}} meta- + template Head templates: {{en-noun}} metatemplate (plural metatemplates)
  1. A template which forms the basis for other templates. Synonyms: meta-template Related terms: Help:Metatemplating
    Sense id: en-metatemplate-en-noun-PpZWxZnf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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