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meta- prefix

  /məˈtæ/ , /mɪˈta/ , /mɪˈtæ/
  • (anatomy, and, zoology) Behind. [From 19th century]
  • (botany, and, zoology) Later or subsequent. [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]
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meta- prefix

  /məˈtæ/ , /mɪˈta/ , /mɪˈtæ/
  • 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.
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meta- prefix

  /məˈtæ/ , /mɪˈta/ , /mɪˈtæ/
  • (pathology) Consequent on.
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meta-analysis
μεταανάλυση, μετανάλυση
meta-rule
μετακανόνας
meta-ideology
μεταϊδεολογία
meta-positivism
μεταθετικισμός
meta-positivist
μεταθετικιστής
meta-positivistic
μεταθετικιστικός
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