meta-
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετά (meta).
[edit] Prefix
meta- (prevocalic met-)
- transcending, encompassing
- Pertaining to a level above or beyond. For example, metadata is data that describes data.
- Having analogies with metaphysics
- (pathology) Consequent on
- (anatomy and zoology) Behind
- (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent
- (geology) Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
- (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
- (chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-
[edit] Derived terms
- metaanalysis
- metablog
- metacommunication
- metacommunity
- metadata
- metadiscussion
- metaevolution
- metaethics
- metagenome
- metaheuristic
- metalanguage
- metalithium
- metamathematics
- metapragmatics
- metapuzzle
- metasemantics
- See also Category:English words prefixed with meta-
[edit] Italian
[edit] Prefix
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