meta /ˈmɛtə/ from the Greek μετά, meaning "after" or "beyond") a prefix meaning "more comprehensive" or "transcending"

1. denotes a change, a transformation// metamorphosis: the "imago" is the last stage of the metamorphosis

2. denotes something of a higher or second-order kind// metaverse where the physical persona and the digital persona become a unified reality, what happens in one affects the other and vice versa.

3. denoting a more comprehensive, transcending discipline - a new discipline designed to deal critically with the original one// meta-art or art that goes beyond the traditional aesthetics.