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noun
Thought about thought itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: metathinking, metacognition
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
