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metatheories

metatheories is the plural of metatheory.

Meaning of metatheory

Noun

metatheory (countable and uncountable, plural metatheories)

  1. A theory about a theory.
  2. Examination of the theory or theories relating to a certain field of study or endeavour.
    • The primary function of metatheory—including metamethod—is to provide a rich source of concepts out of which theories and methods emerge. […] Theories are about the empirical phenomena in a specific subject area, and methods are the procedures used to generate or capture these phenomena; by...2013, Willis F. Overton, Ulrich Müller, “2: Metatheories, Theories, and Concepts in the Study of Development”, in Irving B. Weiner, Richard M. Lerner, M. Ann Easterbrooks, Jayanthi Mistry, editors...

Questions about metatheories

What is metatheories the plural of?
Metatheories is the plural of metatheory.

Words near metatheories in the dictionary

  1. metatheorem
  2. metatheorems
  3. metatheoretic
  4. metatheoretical
  5. metatheoretically
  6. metatheories
  7. metatheorize
  8. metatheorized
  9. metatheorizes
  10. metatheorizing
  11. metatheory

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