# metalanguage

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any language or vocabulary of terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process.
2. Any similar language used to define a programming language

## Etymology
From meta- + language.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metalanguage