What (who) is Meta- - definition
GREEK PREFIX: PREFIX OF ABSTRACTION
Meta-; Meta-level; Meta (prefix); META; The Metacorder; Metadistro; Meta nigra; Meta level; Metalevel; Metarule
![An example of [[self-referential humor]] on a wall in Paris, which requires an understanding of both the text and the transcending context through which the text is read.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Humoristic grafitti (cropped).jpg?width=200 "An example of [[self-referential humor]] on a wall in Paris, which requires an understanding of both the text and the transcending context through which the text is read.")
Meta-
Meta- /Mehtah/ (Prefix)
1. Meta is a prefix that can be joined to any word to indicate that word is a multifunctional varient of the word.
Meta- is a meta-prefix, in this case it indicated that it can be used in many diffrent prefixes.
1. Meta is a prefix that can be joined to any word to indicate that word is a multifunctional varient of the word.
Meta- is a meta-prefix, in this case it indicated that it can be used in many diffrent prefixes.
Meta-
·- ·Alt. of Met-.
meta-
(also met- before a vowel or h)
¦ combining form
1. denoting a change of position or condition: metamorphosis.
2. denoting position behind, after, or beyond: metacarpus.
3. denoting something of a higher or second-order kind: metalanguage.
4. Chemistry denoting substitution at two carbon atoms separated by one other in a benzene ring: metadichlorobenzene. Compare with ortho- and para-1.
Origin
from Gk meta 'with, across, or after'.
Wikipedia
Meta
Meta (from the Greek μετά, meta, meaning "after" or "beyond") is a prefix meaning "more comprehensive" or "transcending".
In modern nomenclature, meta- can also serve as a prefix meaning self-referential, as a field of study or endeavor (metatheory: theory about a theory; metamathematics: mathematical theories about mathematics; meta-axiomatics or meta-axiomaticity: axioms about axiomatic systems; metahumor: joking about the ways humor is expressed; etc.).
Pronunciation examples for Meta-
1. ALEX BANAYAN: Very meta.
The Third Door _ Alex Banayan _ Talks at Google
2. called meta-cognition.
Mastering Skills for Success in Life _ Ulrich Boser _ Talks at Google
3. or meta stable positions.
The Design and Engineering of Curiosity _ Emily Lakdawalla _ Talks at Google
4. So it's very meta.
Laura Peticolas _ Talks at Google
5. meta-meeting in California,
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Examples of use of Meta-
1. The real issue –– the meta issue –– is, as usual, happiness.
2. It‘s no longer meta–political, its within a confined agenda,‘‘ continues Mr.
3. Diamond Pet Food, a family–owned company, is based in Meta, Missouri, outside Jefferson City.
4. Para cumplir esta meta final estan preparando una por una las condiciones necesarias.
5. La desnuclearizacion de la Peninsula Coreana es la meta final de la RPDC.