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metagalaxy
metage
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Metairie
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metalanguage
met·a·lan·guage [ méttə làng gwij ] (plural met·a·lan·guages)


noun 
Definition:
 
language used to describe language: a language or system of symbols used to describe or analyze another language or system of symbols
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