meta-language

met·a·lan·guage

[met-uh-lang-gwij]
noun
any language or symbolic system used to discuss, describe, or analyze another language or symbolic system.

Origin:
1935–40; meta- + language

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metalanguage (ˈmɛtəˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
formal language See also natural language Compare object language a language or system of symbols used to discuss another language or system

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Meta-language is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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