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What does meta- mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word meta-? Here's what it means.

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  1. (anatomy) Behind [From 19th century]
  2. (botany) Later or subsequent [From 19th century]
  3. (obsolete, architecture and zoology) Situated between two segments [From 19th century]
  4. (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent [From 19th century]
  5. (organic chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate positions; contrasted with ortho- and para- [From 1833]
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  1. transcending, encompassing
  2. Pertaining to a level above or beyond. For example, metadata are data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc. [From 17th century]
  3. Having analogies with metaphysics
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  1. (geology) Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism [From 19th century]
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  1. (pathology) Consequent on
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