meta

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Noun

1. Clipping of metagame.
   • I don't think the character will be part of the meta even with the recent buffs.
   • Each video sharing platform's community has a meta on how long videos should be.
2. An informal but widely adopted practice in a given field; a de facto standard.
   • Each video sharing platform's community has a meta on how long videos should be.
3. Clipping of metaoidioplasty.
4. Clipping of metamour.
5. Clipping of metanalysis: metanalysis or metacommentary focused on media, fandom, or related topics, typically presented as an essay or dialogue.

Adjective

1. Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level.
   • Suppose you have a genie that grants you three wishes. If you wish for infinite wishes, that is a meta wish.
   • Suppose you have a homework task where you need to edit a wiki page and upload a screenshot of this entry underneath the word meta as an example of what meta is.
2. Prominent in the metagame; effective and frequently used in competitive gameplay.
   • I don't think the character will be meta even with the recent buffs.

Noun

1. Boundary marker.
2. Either of the conical columns at each end of an Ancient Roman circus.

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