"metacommunication" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metacommunications [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + communication; from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, beyond; with; adjacent; self”) + Latin commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”); from commūnicō (“share, impart, inform”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|communication}} meta- + communication, {{uder|en|grc|μετά||after, beyond; with; adjacent; self}} Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, beyond; with; adjacent; self”), {{uder|en|la|commūnicātiō||imparting, communicating}} Latin commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} metacommunication (plural metacommunications)
  1. Communication or discussion, especially involving academic analysis, about communication itself.
    Sense id: en-metacommunication-en-noun-Ev5eWN8w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 46 54 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. Communication which is implicit and not expressed in words.
    Sense id: en-metacommunication-en-noun-yf75sgo1 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with meta- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meta-communication Related terms: metadiscourse, metatalk, tone of voice

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