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object language

American  

noun

  1. the language to which a metalanguage refers.

object language British  

noun

  1. a language described by or being investigated by another language Compare metalanguage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of object language

First recorded in 1930–35

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