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metatask

metatask noun: a task that deals with other tasks.

Noun

metatask (plural metatasks)

  1. A task that deals with other tasks.
    • It involves taking on the additional metatask of supervising the execution of group activities.1993, Stephen Worchel, Jeffry A. Simpson, Conflict between people and groups: causes, processes, and resolutions

Forms of metatask

pluralmetatasks

Origin of metatask

From meta- + task.

Questions about metatask

What does metatask mean?
Metatask means a task that deals with other tasks.
What part of speech is metatask?
Metatask is a noun.
What is the plural of metatask?
The plural of metatask is metatasks.

Words near metatask in the dictionary

  1. metatarsophalangeal
  2. metatarsus
  3. metatarsus adductus
  4. metatartaric
  5. metatartaric acid
  6. metatask
  7. metatasks
  8. metataxic
  9. metataxis
  10. metataxonomic
  11. metataxonomics

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