Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metathought

/ˈmɛtəˌθɒt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metathought
IPA: /ˈmɛtəˌθɒt/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Thought about thought itself.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English metathought From meta- + thought.

Usage

Inflected Forms

metathoughts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sentience consciousness metaemotion metalanguage metaphilosophy metascience metatheory

Synonyms

metathinking metacognition

Questions

How do you pronounce metathought?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛtəˌθɒt/.
What does metathought mean?: Thought about thought itself.
Where does metathought come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English metathought From meta- + thought.

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