metalinguistic

adjective

meta·​lin·​guis·​tic ˈme-tə-liŋ-ˌgwi-stik 

: of or relating to a metalanguage or to metalinguistics

Examples of metalinguistic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So the metalinguistic awareness of the media seems to be the precondition for its preservation. — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2011

Word History

Etymology

meta- + linguistic, after metalanguage

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for metalinguistic

• anachronistic
• animalistic
• antagonistic
• antiphlogistic
• behavioristic
• cannibalistic
• capitalistic
• characteristic
• collectivistic
• deterministic
• ethnolinguistic
• expressionistic