metalanguagenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmet.əˌlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us/ˈmet̬.əˌlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/specializeda specialized form of language or set of symbols used when discussing or describing the structure of a language
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Forms of languages & specialist dialects
- acrolect
- argot
- basilect
- cant
- colloquialism
- legalese
- lingo
- lingua franca
- newspeak
- non-standard
- officialese
- oral
- pidgin
- plain English
- rhyming slang
- slang
- slangy
- speak
- telegramese
- tongue
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