met-

variant of meta- before a vowel: metempirical.

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meta- or (sometimes before a vowel) met-

—*prefix*
1.	indicating change, alteration, or alternation: metabolism; metamorphosis
2.	See also metatheory (of an academic discipline, esp philosophy) concerned with the concepts and results of the named discipline: metamathematics; meta-ethics
3.	occurring or situated behind or after: metaphase
4.	(often in italics) ortho- Compare para- m- denoting that an organic compound contains a benzene ring with substituents in the 1,3-positions: metadinitrobenzene; meta-cresol
5.	denoting an isomer, polymer, or compound related to a specified compound (often differing from similar compounds that are prefixed by para-): metaldehyde
6.	Compare ortho- denoting an oxyacid that is a lower hydrated form of the anhydride or a salt of such an acid: metaphosphoric acid

[Greek, from meta with, after, between, among. Compare Old English mid, mith with, Old Norse meth with, between]

met- or (sometimes before a vowel) met-

—*prefix*

[Greek, from meta with, after, between, among. Compare Old English mid, mith with, Old Norse meth with, between]

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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