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metalanguage in Portuguese

metalanguage in Portuguese is metalinguagem — metalanguage means a set of words or symbols used to describe or discuss another language.

metalanguage in Portuguese

metalinguagem
noun

What does "metalanguage" mean?

  1. noun A set of words or symbols used to describe or discuss another language.
    "Grammatical terms like 'noun' and 'verb' belong to the metalanguage linguists use."
  2. noun A language used to define or describe the rules of a programming language.
    "XML can act as a metalanguage for defining other markup languages."
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metalanguage in a sentence

  • Grammatical terms like 'noun' and 'verb' belong to the metalanguage linguists use.
  • Translators rely on a shared metalanguage to explain subtle differences between two languages.
  • XML can act as a metalanguage for defining other markup languages.
  • The compiler's grammar is written in a metalanguage rather than in the target language itself.

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What is "metalanguage" in Portuguese?
"metalanguage" in Portuguese is metalinguagem. metalanguage means: A set of words or symbols used to describe or discuss another language.
How do you use "metalanguage" in a sentence?
Example: "Grammatical terms like 'noun' and 'verb' belong to the metalanguage linguists use." In Portuguese, "metalanguage" is metalinguagem.
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