meta

CEFRB2

/ˈmɛtə/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Referring to itself or to the subject being discussed.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Clipping of metaoidioplasty.

Examples

  • The village people called the old woman Meta.

  • Meta will control your life.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmɛɾə]
  • [ˈmiːɾə]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Prominent in the metagame; effective and frequently used in competitive gameplay.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Clipping of metagame.

  2. An informal but widely adopted practice in a given field; a de facto standard.

More examples

In context

  • Each video sharing platform's community has a meta on how long videos should be.

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

  • Many metas on Tumblr incorporate GIFs of scenes they are referencing as well as screencaps.

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Origin

adjective

Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 1 is a back-formation from meta- (prefix). Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 2 is derived from noun etymology 1, noun sense 1. The noun senses are clippings of various terms beginning with meta (prefix). Folk etymology for noun etymology 1, noun sense 1 also suggests an acronym for most effective/efficient tactic available.