meta-

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🔊/metə/, 🔊/məˈtæ/
🔊/metə/, 🔊/məˈtæ/
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  1. connected with a change of position or state(位置或状态)变化的
    • metamorphosis变形
    • metabolism新陈代谢
  2. higher; beyond高于;在上;在外
    • metaphysics形而上学
    • metalanguage元语言
  3. Word Originfrom Greek meta ‘with, across, or after’.