meta- English

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What does meta- mean?

meta- prefix

— (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]

— chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-

meta- prefix

— Transcending, encompassing

— Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive; 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

meta- prefix

— geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism

meta- prefix

— pathology: consequent on

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