meta

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see also: Meta, META

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɛtə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmɛtə/, /mɛɾə/

Adjective

meta

1. (informal) Self-referential; structured analogously, but at a higher level.

   Suppose you have a genie that grants you three wishes. If you wish for infinite wishes, that is a meta wish.

Translations

• French: méta

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmiːtə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmiːtə/, /miːɾə/

Noun

meta (plural metas)

1. Boundary marker.
2. Either of the conical columns at each end of a Roman circus.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɛtə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmɛtə/, /mɛɾə/

Noun

meta (plural metas)

1. (video games) Metagame; the most effective tactics and strategies used in a competitive video game.

Adjective

meta

1. (video games) Prominent in the metagame; effective and frequently used in competitive gameplay.

   I don't think the character will be meta even with the recent buffs.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɛtə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmɛtə/

Noun

meta (plural metas)

1. (informal) Metoidioplasty.

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Meta

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Proper noun

1. A city in Missouri.

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META

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Noun

1. An HTML element for webpage metadata, coded as meta or META.

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