"metaword" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metawords [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + word. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|word}} meta- + word Head templates: {{en-noun}} metaword (plural metawords)
  1. A word, such as a search keyword or dictionary headword, that stands for itself as a word rather than having a meaning and a context.

Inflected forms

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          "kind": "other",
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  "word": "metaword"
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      ],
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  ],
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}

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