metacommunication

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

metacommunication (plural metacommunications)

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

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