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Met-, Meta-  pref.  
1.
A prefix meaning between, with, after, behind, over, about, reversely; as, metachronism, the error of placing after the correct time; metaphor, lit., a carrying over; metathesis, a placing reversely.
2.
(Chem.) A prefix denoting:
(a)
Other; duplicate, corresponding to; resembling; hence, metameric; as, meta-arabinic, metaldehyde.
(b)
(Organic Chem.) That two replacing radicals, in the benzene nucleus, occupy the relative positions of 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 1, or 6 and 2; as, metacresol, etc. See Ortho-, and Para-.
(c)
(Inorganic Chem.) Having less than the highest number of hydroxyl groups; said of acids; as, metaphosphoric acid. Also used adjectively.
3.
A prefix meaning at a level above, as in metaphysics, metalanguage.





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... melodious, to ears like ours, so unaccustomed to the beautiful cadences of Nature's pure and soothing voice. The atmosphere was pure and clear, the breeze fresh, the temperature such as man may enjoy; and this was one of those few and seldom-met-with, places where the wanderer's eye may rest for a moment with pleasure as it scans the scene around. The verdure of the glen, the bright foliage of the trees that lined the banks of the stream below, the sparkling water as it danced ...
— Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration • Ernest Giles


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