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meta-

CIDE DICTIONARY

meta-,  [Gr. meta` between, with, after; akin to AS. mid with, G. mit, Goth. miþ, E. mid, in midwife.].
  •  A prefix meaning between, with, after, behind, over, about, reversely; as, metachronism, the error of placing after the correct time; metaphor, lit., a carrying over; metathesis, a placing reversely.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Other; duplicate, corresponding to; resembling; hence, metameric; as, meta-arabinic, metaldehyde.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A prefix meaning at a level above, as in metaphysics, metalanguage.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

meta-, comb. form (usu. met- before a vowel or h)
1 denoting change of position or condition (metabolism).
2 denoting position: a behind. b after or beyond (metaphysics; metacarpus). c of a higher or second-order kind (metalanguage).
3 Chem. a relating to two carbon atoms separated by one other in a benzene ring. b relating to a compound formed by dehydration (metaphosphate).

Etymology
Gk meta-, met-, meth- f. meta with, after

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