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Word: meta- (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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  • and|zoology Behind
  • and|zoology Later or subsequent
  • chemistry Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
  • contrasted with ortho- and para-
  • geology Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
  • Having analogies with metaphysics
  • pathology Consequent on
  • Pertaining to a level above or beyond. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
  • transcending, encompassing

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