Nov 17, 2011 · This is the sense in which my teenagers would use this term.” So let me resubmit the question on “meta” in simpler format. When your teenager boy says “It’s (or this is) meta,” what does …

Jan 11, 2011 · We could say that 3 operates on a meta-level in relation to 2. We could say that 3 is meta-2. In logical language, we could define 2 as SeqSub(sequence 1), and 3 as …

Aug 17, 2019 · Here's the definition of meta - pertaining to or noting a story, conversation, character, etc., that consciously references or comments upon its own subject or features, often in the form of …

Sep 1, 2020 · "meta- a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model."; "hyper- a prefix …

May 11, 2015 · Meta is a very commonly-used term meaning self-referential. Oxford defines it as: (Of a creative work) referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential: the enterprise is

Jun 22, 2011 · Metaphysics is philosophical: it’s about explaining the fundamental nature of the world and what it means as humans to inhabit it. Spirituality, on the other hand, is experiential, and has …

In American English, 'ultra-' feels more extreme than 'super-' (by association with it's usage in gasoline varieties), and 'hyper-' is just of another kind altogether and so is not comparable (i.e. there is …

Nov 13, 2011 · Dowd's description of something meta is only sort-of kind-of a-little-bit meta. It's more about someone writing what they have experience with. This word, "meta" is a vaguely casual bit of …

Jun 4, 2024 · We expect askers to use a dictionary to learn a word's basic meaning, pronunciation, and usage. If an edit to this question adds sufficient detail or explanation such that this close reason no …

Feb 14, 2011 · Basically, sardonic and sarcastic both stand for mocking gestures, but what is the difference in their contextual use? Are there any other words that represent a similar gesture?