Meta meaning
An example of meta used as an adjective are meta tags which are HTML tags that are hidden on a website screen but give search engines the title and description of the web screen.
Metathesis, metasomatism.
Metalinguistics, metacriticism.
Metacarpus.
Metapneumonic.
Metanephros.
Metope.
Metasomatic.
Origin of meta
- < Gr meta, along with, after, between, among < IE *meta < base *me-, between > mid
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
- Greek from meta beside, after me-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From meta– (as in metalanguage)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From meta-
From Wiktionary