Meta

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Making or showing awareness of reference to oneself or to the activity that is taking place, especially in an ironic or comic way. adjective

In inorganic chem., among the different types of periodic, phosphoric, arsenious, arsenic, boracic, and silicic: acids, a prefix used in the name of that which contains the least proportion of hydrogen.

As a prefix to the names of benzene derivations, it signifies that atoms or radicals substituting two, three, or four of the hydrogen atoms of benzene have the positions (if all six hydrogen atoms of the original benzene be numbered consecutively from 1 to 6) 1 and 3, 1, 2, and 4, or 1, 2, 3, and 5, respectively. This arrangement is spoken of as asymmetric. In geology, it is used to denote change, transformation, or metamorphism, but differently in different instances. In one case the rock-name to which it is prefixed accords with the present character of the rock, and the prefix meta- indicates that it has been developed by processes of metamorphism: as, meta-diorite, a diorite which has resulted from metamorphism, possibly of a gabbro. In another case the rock name describes the rock as it was before metamorphism: as, meta-diabase, for an altered diabase.

A prefix in words of Greek origin or formation, meaning ‘among, between, with, after, beyond, over,’ etc., often denoting change or transformation (like L. trans-), in which denotation it is much used in the formation of new terms in science. : noun

In Roman antiquity, a conical column or post, or, usually, a group of three such posts, at each end of the spina of a circus, serving to mark the place of turning; a turning-post. noun

Self-referential; at a higher level adjective

Self-referential; structured analogously, but at a higher level.

1. Meta means about the thing itself. It's seeing the thing from a higher perspective instead of from within the thing, like being self-aware. 2. A term used in mmo meaning the Most Effective Tactic Available. It's basically what works in a game regardless of what you wish would work. Urban Dictionary

A term, especially in art, used to characterize something that is characteristically self-referential. Urban Dictionary

1. Shortened for of "metagame". In any kind of competitive gaming, there exists a kind of extra game on top of the game. Certain tactics are found to be very effective, and because of that, counters to those tactics become effective, and so on. The current state of the interactions between all these tactics is referred to as "the metagame" for a particular game. 2. Self-referential. In film and television, the lexicon has adopted meta to mean anything in a film or TV show that references films or TV shows. 3. Generally, any approach that discusses the sub approaches in a field or media. Metafiction, for example, plays off the expectations of the audience to surprise and delight them. A metaverse is a collection of multiple complete fictional universes. Metadata is the data that describes your data (e.g. in the statement "you have 10 gigs of videos stored on your hard drive", the videos are the data and the information that there are 10 gigs, and that they're on your hard drive is metadata) Urban Dictionary

1. meta 581 up, 58 down A term, especially in art, used to characterize something that is characteristically self-referential. "So I just saw this film about these people making a movie, and the movie they were making was about the film industry..." "Dude, that's so meta. Stop before my brain explodes." Urban Dictionary

Meta can be used as an acronym for “most effective tactics available” Calling something “meta” means that it's an effective way to achieve the goal of the game, whether it's to beat other players or beat the game itself. meta meant “beyond,” “after,” or “behind.” Urban Dictionary

When you create new layers of abstraction between the thing or event, you are becoming more meta. For example: A footnote that is needed to explain another footnote is meta. The problem with being meta is that if you add sufficient layers of abstraction or complexity between the original event and the convenient abstractions you create to clarify or explain it, you eventually lose all connection to the original. Generally, you need no more than two or three levels in writing. Too much meta in your writing leads to meta fog. In writing, this means your writing sucks. Urban Dictionary

When in any form of art; whether it be a story, video game, picture, movie, etc.; the story is explaining itself. Urban Dictionary

A reddit term used to describe posts in a subreddit about or referencing the state of it Urban Dictionary

Meta-HTMLTM is a programming language specifically designed for working within the World Wide Web environment. Although it is a genuine programming language, suitable for large-scale symbolic manipulation, it provides the most commonly wanted Web functionality as built-in primitives, so you don't have to write them. Check out The White-Paper Manifesto (circa 1996) Urban Dictionary

Short for metaverse, (soon to be) a new corporate name of a social media giant company Facebook. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to meta:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word meta:
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Words that rhyme with meta:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe meta:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective meta:
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Consonant match to meta:
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Words that sound like meta:
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