meta- /metə/
prefix[
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'change', from Greek, 'among, with, after, change', from meta 'among, with, after']
1. beyond or at a higher level:
metaphysical (=beyond ordinary physical things)2. relating to a change of state or position:
metabolism (=the process of changing food into energy) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲