English Explanatory Dictionary

metathought

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Thought about thought itself.

Word forms

metathought metathoughts

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English metathought From meta- + thought.

Synonyms

metathinking metacognition
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