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metaconsumption

metaconsumption noun: the consumption of a process of consumption, rather than of an actual work or product.

Noun

metaconsumption (uncountable)

  1. The consumption of a process of consumption, rather than of an actual work or product.
    • In metaconsumption, the objectification, rather than the object itself, is shared, circulated, and consumed. This objectification can impart status to and shape identity for those who are able to lay claim to it through language.2008, Shalini Shankar, Desi Land: Teen Culture, Class, and Success in Silicon Valley

Origin of metaconsumption

From meta- + consumption.

Words that rhyme with metaconsumption

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Questions about metaconsumption

What does metaconsumption mean?
Metaconsumption means the consumption of a process of consumption, rather than of an actual work or product.
What part of speech is metaconsumption?
Metaconsumption is a noun.

Words near metaconsumption in the dictionary

  1. metaconstitutions
  2. metaconstraint
  3. metaconstraints
  4. metaconsumer
  5. metaconsumers
  6. metaconsumption
  7. metacontent
  8. metacontext
  9. metacontexts
  10. metacontextual
  11. metacontig

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