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• Received-Pronunciation: /mɪˈta/
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• General-American: /məˈtæ/
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• Australian: /mɪˈtæ/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɛt.ə/
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈmɛt.ə/
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• Canada, General-American: [ˈmɛɾ.ə]
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈmet.ə/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: [ˈmeɾ.ə]
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth2? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-), from μετά (metá), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲 (me-ta), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meth2 (“in the middle”).

Back-formation from metaphysics.

Back-formation from metamorphism.

Back-formation from metastasis.

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: meta- — anatomy, zoology: behind
• French: méta- — anatomy, zoology: behind
• Greek: μετα- (meta-) — anatomy, zoology: behind
• Polish: meta- — anatomy, zoology: behind
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — anatomy, zoology: behind
• Spanish: mala — anatomy, zoology: behind
• Finnish: meta- — botany, zoology: later or subsequent
• Greek: μετα- (meta-) — botany, zoology: later or subsequent
• Polish: meta- — botany, zoology: later or subsequent
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — botany, zoology: later or subsequent
• Finnish: meta- — chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
• Greek: μετα- (meta-) — chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
• Polish: meta- — chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
• Spanish: meta- — chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
• Finnish: meta- — chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
• French: méta- — chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
• Greek: μετα- (meta-) — chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
• Japanese: メタ (meta-) — chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
• Polish: meta- — chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
• Spanish: meta- — chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
• Finnish: meta- — transcending, encompassing
• French: méta- — transcending, encompassing
• Georgian: მეტა- (meṭa-) — transcending, encompassing
• Greek: μετα- (meta-) — transcending, encompassing
• Hindi: अधि- (adhi-) — transcending, encompassing
• Polish: meta- — transcending, encompassing
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — transcending, encompassing
• Czech: meta- — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• Finnish: meta- — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• French: méta- — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• Georgian: მეტა- (meṭa-) — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• Greek: μετα- (meta-) — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• Hindi: अधि- (adhi-) — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• Polish: meta- — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• Spanish: meta- — pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
• Finnish: meta- — having analogies with metaphysics
• French: méta- — having analogies with metaphysics
• Georgian: მეტა- (meṭa-) — having analogies with metaphysics
• Greek: μετα- (meta-) — having analogies with metaphysics
• Polish: meta- — having analogies with metaphysics
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — having analogies with metaphysics
• Spanish: meta- — having analogies with metaphysics
• Finnish: meta- — geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
• French: méta- — geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
• Polish: meta- — geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
• Spanish: meta- — geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
• Finnish: meta- — pathology: consequent on
• French: méta- — pathology: consequent on
• Greek: μετα- (meta-) — pathology: consequent on
• Polish: meta- — pathology: consequent on
• Russian: ме́та- (méta-) — pathology: consequent on
• Spanish: meta- — pathology: consequent on