"metareflexive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more metareflexive [comparative], most metareflexive [superlative]
Etymology: From meta- + reflexive. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|meta|reflexive}} meta- + reflexive Head templates: {{en-adj}} metareflexive (comparative more metareflexive, superlative most metareflexive)
  1. Reflecting on the process of reflection. Derived forms: metareflexively, metareflexivity
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