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アナグラム

• AEMT, Atem, Tame, Tema, mate, maté, meat, tame, team

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛt.ə/, /ˌmɛt.ə/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmet.ə/, /ˌmet.ə/

語源 1

From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-), from μετά (metá), from Mycenaean Greek ���� (me-ta), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂ (“in the middle”).

発音

Only relating to metabolism:

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /mɪˈta/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈtæ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /mɪˈtæ/

接頭辞

meta-

1. (anatomy and zoology) Behind. [From 19th century]
2. (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent. [From 19th century]
3. (obsolete, architecture and zoology) Situated between two segments. [From 19th century]
4. (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent. [From 19th century]
5. (organic chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate (1,3) positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-. [From 1833]
6. (biochemistry) Relating to metabolism.
7. (geology) Modified by metamorphosis.

参考

• protero- (early, first)

語源 2

Back-formation from metaphysics.

接頭辞

meta-

1. Transcending, encompassing.
2. Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc. [From 17th century]
3. Having analogies with metaphysics.

関連する語

• epi-

語源 3

Back-formation from metamorphism.

接頭辞

meta-

1. (geology) Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism. [From 19th century]

語源 4

Back-formation from metastasis.

接頭辞

meta-

1. (pathology) Consequent on.

派生語

Further reading

• List of Ancient Greek words starting with meta-, on Perseus

アナグラム

• AEMT, ATEM, Atem, Tame, Team, Tema, mate, maté, meat, tame, team