ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Metaconsumption

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Metaconsumption is a noun meaning (social sciences) The consumption of a process of consumption, rather than of an actual work or product.

Meaning

(social sciences) The consumption of a process of consumption, rather than of an actual work or product.

Example Sentences

In metaconsumption, the objectification, rather than the object itself, is shared, circulated, and consumed. This objectification can impart status to and shape identity for those who are able to lay claim to it through language.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include metaperception, cognification, apperception, metathinking, metacognition, meta-awareness.

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