meta-

See also metà, meta, and Meta

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετά (meta).

Prefix

meta- (prevocalic met-)

1. transcending, encompassing
2. Pertaining to a level above or beyond. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
3. Having analogies with metaphysics
4. (pathology) Consequent on
5. (anatomy and zoology) Behind
6. (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent
7. (geology) Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
8. (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
9. (chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-

Derived terms

• Category:English words derived from: meta-
• metaanalysis
• metablog
• metacommunication
• metacommunity
• metadata
• metadiscussion
• metaevolution
• metaethics
• metagenome
• metaheuristic
• metalanguage
• metalithium
• metamathematics
• metapragmatics
• metaproblem
• metaprocess
• metapuzzle
• metaracism, metaracist
• metarepresentation
• metasemantics
• metasubject
• metatopic

Translations

Translations

German: meta- (de) Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-) / μετά- (el) (metá-) Icelandic: lýsi- (is)

Italian: meta- (it) Japanese: 超 (ちょう, chō) Polish: meta- (pl) Romanian: meta- (ro)

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Italian

Prefix

meta-

1. meta-

See also

Category:English words prefixed with meta-

External links

• List of Ancient Greek words starting with meta-, on Perseus

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετά (meta).

Prefix

meta-

1. meta-

Derived terms

[+] Spanish words prefixed with meta-