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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-), from μετά (metá), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲 (me-ta), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂ (“in the middle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
meta-
- (anatomy and zoology) Behind. [From 19th century]
- (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent. [From 19th century]
- (obsolete, architecture and zoology) Situated between two segments. [From 19th century]
- (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent. [From 19th century]
- (organic chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate (1,3) positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-. [From 1833]
- (biochemistry) Relating to metabolism.
- (geology) Modified by metamorphosis.
Translations[edit]
anatomy, zoology: behind
botany, zoology: later or subsequent
chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
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See also[edit]
- protero- (early, first)
Etymology 2[edit]
Back-formation from metaphysics.
Prefix[edit]
meta-
- Transcending, encompassing.
- 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. [From 17th century]
- Having analogies with metaphysics.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
transcending, encompassing
pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
having analogies with metaphysics
Etymology 3[edit]
Back-formation from metamorphism.
Prefix[edit]
meta-
- (geology) Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism. [From 19th century]
Translations[edit]
geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
Etymology 4[edit]
Back-formation from metastasis.
Prefix[edit]
meta-
- (pathology) Consequent on.
Translations[edit]
pathology: consequent on
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- List of Ancient Greek words starting with meta-, on Perseus
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Prefix[edit]
meta-
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- meta- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- meta- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
meta-
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- met- (prevocalic)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
meta-
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
meta-
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
meta-
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Derived terms[edit]
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with meta- not found
Further reading[edit]
- “meta-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian[edit]
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Prefix[edit]
meta-
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Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
meta-
- meta-
- meta- + fizyka → metafizyka
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- meta- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετά (metá).
Prefix[edit]
meta-
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “meta-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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