metatheory (ˈmɛtəˌθɪərɪ) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | philosophical discussion of the foundations, structure, or results of some theory, such as metamathematics |
| 2. | See also metalanguage a formal system that describes the structure of some other system |
| metatheoretical | |
| —adj | |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| 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. |