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meta-

prefix
/mɪˈta/UK/məˈtæ/US/mɪˈtæ//ˈmɛt.ə/CA/ˈmet.ə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-), from μετά (metá), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲 (me-ta), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂ (“in the middle”).

  1. derived from 𐀕𐀲
  2. learned borrowing from μετα-

Definitions

  1. Behind.

  2. Later or subsequent.

  3. Situated between two segments.

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent.

    2. in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate (1,3) positions

      in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate (1,3) positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-.

    3. Relating to metabolism.

    4. Transcending, encompassing.

    5. Pertaining to a level above or beyond

      Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.

    6. Having analogies with metaphysics.

    7. Modified by metamorphosis

      Modified by metamorphosis; analogies and derivatives of metamorphism.

    8. Consequent on.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for meta-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA