# meta-From Wikipedia

By [meta](https://paragraph.com/@meta-13) · 2022-08-07

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_This article is about the word or prefix Meta. For the holding company of Facebook, see_ [_Meta Platforms_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms)_. For other uses, see_ [_Meta (disambiguation)_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_\(disambiguation\))_._

_For the Wikimedia Foundation community website, see_ [_Meta-Wiki_](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/)_._

**Meta** (from the [Greek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek) μετά, [_meta_](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meta-), meaning "after" or "beyond") is a prefix meaning "more comprehensive" or "transcending."[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta#cite_note-1)

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