metacommunication
See also: meta-communication
English edit
Etymology edit
meta- + communication; from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, beyond; with; adjacent; self”) + Latin commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”); from commūnicō (“share, impart, inform”).
Noun edit
metacommunication (plural metacommunications)
- Communication or discussion, especially involving academic analysis, about communication itself.
- Communication which is implicit and not expressed in words.