metacognition en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti Proto-Italic *gnōskō Latin gnōscō Latin gnōscō Latin cognōscō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cognitiōder. Middle English cognicioun English cognition English metacognition From meta- + cognition.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of thinking about thinking.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| metacognitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
metascience · metaemotion · sentience · metaphilosophy · metatheory · consciousness · metalanguage
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Translations (15)
pl metakognicja (thinking about thinking) · fr métacognition (thinking about thinking) · it metacognizione (thinking about thinking) · ja メタ認知 (thinking about thinking) · cmn 後設認知 /后设认知 (thinking about thinking) · de Metakognition (thinking about thinking) · sv metakognition (thinking about thinking) · pt metacognição (thinking about thinking) · cmn 元認知 /元认知 (thinking about thinking) · vi siêu nhận thức (thinking about thinking) · fi metakognitio (thinking about thinking) · ca metacognició (thinking about thinking) · kk метатаным (thinking about thinking) · et metakognitsioon (thinking about thinking) · es metacognición (thinking about thinking)