Meta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "meta"
English
Etymology 1
The technology conglomerate is named for its connotative evocation of the idea of the metaverse, the research tool after metascience.
Proper noun
Meta
- Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly Facebook, Inc. (until late 2021): an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company that is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries.
- (historical, 2010–2022) Meta, a biomedical research discovery tool.
Etymology 2
Named after Meta Schreifer, the sister of a railroad official, from German Meta.
Proper noun
Meta
- A city in Osage County, Missouri.
Anagrams
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeta/
- Rhymes: -eta
Proper noun
Meta
- definite nominative singular of Metë
Proper noun
Meta
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Danish
Proper noun
Meta
- a female given name, a 19th century variant of Mette (=Margaret)
Estonian
Proper noun
Meta
- a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːta/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Meta
- a female given name, variant of Margarete, popular in Germany around 1900
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.ta/, /ˈmɛ.ta/[1]
- Rhymes: -eta, -ɛta
- Hyphenation: Mé‧ta, Mè‧ta
Proper noun
Meta f
References
- ^ Meta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Spanish
Proper noun
Meta ?
- a department of Colombia