Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalingual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
met-alin-gual
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From meta- + lingual.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does metalingual mean?
Relating to metalanguage
Where does metalingual come from?
From meta- + lingual.

How to pronounce metalingual

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