Editing Meta (prefix) (section)

{{Short description|Productive prefix in English derived from Greek}}
'''''Meta''''' (from the {{lang|el|μετά}}, ''[[wikt:meta-|meta]]'', meaning 'after' or 'beyond') is an adjective meaning 'more comprehensive' or 'transcending'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meta|title=Definition of META|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref>

In modern nomenclature, the prefix 
meta can also serve as a prefix meaning self-referential, as a field of study or endeavor ([[metatheory]]: theory about a theory; [[metamathematics]]: mathematical theories about mathematics; meta-axiomatics or meta-axiomaticity: axioms about axiomatic systems; metahumor: joking about the ways humor is expressed; etc.).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/meta-adjective-self-referential |title=That's So Meta: Things are about to get meta |access-date=2022-11-02 }}</ref>