Definitions For Meta

Etymology 1

From meta-, back-formed from metaphysics.

Pronunciation

(RP) /ˈmɛtə/ (audio stream unavailable) (GA) /ˈmɛtə/, /mɛɾə/ {{rhymes, en, ɛtə}}

Adjective

{{senseid, en, self-referential}} (informal) Self-referential; structured analogously, but at a higher level. : {{ux, en, Suppose you have a genie that grants you three wishes. If you wish for infinite wishes, that is a meta wish.}}

Translations

French: méta Hungarian: meta

See also

transcendental self-aware

Etymology 2

From {{der, en, la, mēta}}.

Pronunciation

(RP) /ˈmiːtə/ (audio stream unavailable) (GA) /ˈmiːtə/, /miːɾə/ {{rhymes, en, iːtə}}

Noun

META (plural METAs) boundary, boundary marker. Either of the conical columns at each end of a Roman circus.

Etymology 3

{{clipping, en, metagame}}.

Pronunciation

(RP) /ˈmɛtə/ (audio stream unavailable) (GA) /ˈmɛtə/, /mɛɾə/ {{rhymes, en, ɛtə}}

Noun

META (plural METAs) (video games) metagame, metagame; the most effective tactics and strategies used in a competitive video game.

Adjective

(video games) Prominent in the metagame; effective and frequently used in competitive gameplay. : {{ux, en, I don't think the character will be meta even with the recent buffs.}}

Etymology 4

{{clipping of, en, metaoidioplasty}}

Pronunciation

(RP) /ˈmɛtə/ (GA) /ˈmɛtə/ {{rhymes, en, ɛtə}}

Noun

META (plural METAs) (informal) metoidioplasty, metoidioplasty.

Anagrams

AEMT, ATEM, Atem, Tame, Team, Tema, mate, maté, meat, tame, team