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me⋅ta

1  [mee-tuh]
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–noun, plural -tae  [-tee] .
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
Origin:
1570–80; < L mēta cone, turning post

met⋅a

2  [met-uh]
–adjective Chemistry.
pertaining to or occupying two positions (1, 3) in the benzene ring that are separated by one carbon atom.
Compare ortho, para 3 .

Origin:
1875–80; independent use of meta-

Me⋅ta

  [mee-tuh]
–noun
a female given name.

meta-

 
1. a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model: metacarpus; metagenesis; metalinguistics.
2. Chemistry.
a. (of acids, salts, or their organic derivatives) a prefix denoting the least hydrated of a series: meta-antimonic, HSbO3; meta-antimonous, HSbO2. Compare ortho-, pyro-.
b. a prefix designating the meta position in the benzene ring. Abbreviation: m-. Compare ortho-, para- 1 .
Also, especially before a vowel, met-.

Origin:
< Gk, prefix and prep.; c. OE mid with, G mit, Goth mith
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Me·ta   (mā'tə, mě'tä)   
A river, about 1,102 km (685 mi) long, of northeast Colombia flowing partially along the border with Venezuela.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry:  meta
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  self-referential; referring to itself or its characteristics, esp. as a parody; about
Example:  That book is so meta.
Etymology:  meta 'beyond'
Main Entry:  meta
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  something with refers to itself, esp. in self-parodying manner
Example:  A movie-within-a-movie is an example of meta.
Etymology:  meta 'beyond'
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Language Translation for : Meta
Spanish: objetivo, meta,
German: das Ziel,
Japanese: 目的
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meta

/me't*/ or /may't*/ or (Commonwealth) /mee't*/ adj.,pref. [from analytic philosophy] One level of description up. A metasyntactic variable is a variable in notation used to describe syntax, and meta-language is language used to describe language. This is difficult to explain briefly, but much hacker humor turns on deliberate confusion between meta-levels. See hacker humor.
Jargon File 4.2.0
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Main Entry: meta
Pronunciation: 'met-&
Function: adjective
: relating to, characterized by, or being two positions in the benzene ring that are separatedby one carbon atom
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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META language
The assembly language for the CYBER 200, developed at CDC ca 1977.
[CDC Pub 60256020].
[The Jargon File]
(1994-11-16)

meta philosophy
/me't*/ or /may't*/ or (Commonwealth) /mee't*/ A prefix meaning one level of description higher. If X is some concept then meta-X is data about, or processes operating on, X.
For example, a metasyntax is syntax for specifying syntax, metalanguage is a language used to discuss language, meta-data is data about data, and meta-reasoning is reasoning about reasoning.
This is difficult to explain briefly, but much hacker humour turns on deliberate confusion between meta-levels.
[The Jargon File]
(1999-04-06)

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