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metasyntax

metasyntax noun: the syntax of a metalanguage.

Noun

metasyntax (usually uncountable, plural metasyntaxes)

  1. (usually) The syntax of a metalanguage.

Forms of metasyntax

pluralmetasyntaxes

Origin of metasyntax

From meta- + syntax.

Questions about metasyntax

What does metasyntax mean?
Metasyntax means the syntax of a metalanguage.
What part of speech is metasyntax?
Metasyntax is a noun.
What is the plural of metasyntax?
The plural of metasyntax is metasyntaxes.

Words near metasyntax in the dictionary

  1. metasyncritical
  2. metasyndromic
  3. metasyntactic
  4. metasyntactic variable
  5. metasyntactic variables
  6. metasyntax
  7. metasyntaxes
  8. metasyntheses
  9. metasynthesis
  10. metasynthetic
  11. metasyphilis

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