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object language

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noun
the language to which a metalanguage refers.
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Origin of object language

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby object language

objective spirit, objective test, objectivism, objectivity, objectivize, object language, object lens, objectless, object lesson, object linking and embedding, object-oriented
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British Dictionary definitions for object language

object language
noun
a language described by or being investigated by another languageCompare metalanguage
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