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metatheory

American

[met-uh-thee-uh-ree, -theer-ee] / ˈmɛt əˌθi ə ri, -ˌθɪər i /

noun

a theory devised to analyze a theory.
the investigation and analysis of theories.

metatheory British

/ ˈmɛtəˌθɪərɪ, ˌmɛtəθɪəˈrɛtɪkəl /

noun

philosophical discussion of the foundations, structure, or results of some theory, such as metamathematics
a formal system that describes the structure of some other system See also metalanguage

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metatheoretical

adjective

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