English Explanatory Dictionary

metacommunication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Communication or discussion, especially involving academic analysis, about communication itself.
  2. Communication which is implicit and not expressed in words.

Word forms

metacommunication metacommunications meta-communication

Etymology

From meta- + communication; from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, beyond; with; adjacent; self”) + Latin commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”); from commūnicō (“share, impart, inform”).

Related words

metadiscourse metatalk tone of voice
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