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Meta: прилагательное; приставка 

metanymous в посте Metapractice (оригинал в ЖЖ)

--In NLP generally, and in Michael’s writing, the prefix “meta” is used for many different experiences, with the general meaning of “about,” such as “meta-position,” “meta-model,” “meta-communication.” If you look up synonyms for “meta,” the most common is “about,” a preposition.
--В НЛП, как правило, и в письме Майкла, префикс «мета» используется для многих разных опытов, с общим значением «около», например «мета-позиция», «метамодель», «метасвязь». Если вы ищете синонимы для «мета», наиболее распространенным является «около», предлог.

Ну, переводчик гуугл предлагает рассмотреть «мета» в контексте присущих ему дополнительных значений пошире, нежели у Стива А.:
meta- имя прилагательное
(of a creative work) referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential.
Have we been, again, duped by the dripping irony that infects the post / meta genre, rendering it all but useless?
Meta genre – мета жанр.
meta- приставка
denoting a change of position or condition.
metamorphosis
denoting position behind, after, or beyond.
metacarpus
denoting something of a higher or second-order kind.
metalanguage
denoting substitution at two carbon atoms separated by one other in a benzene ring, e.g., in 1,3 positions.
metadichlorobenzene
denoting a compound formed by dehydration.
metaphosphoric acid
meta- примеры
It's really easy to criticize a bad record, but impossible to do great music justice in ink (or meta ink for that matter).
It's a song about several songs, and this meta aspect never sounds forced or calculated - instead, it seems artful and intuitive.
Each of these elements is enclosed in angle brackets and begins with the word ‘meta’ (< meta … >).
Have we been, again, duped by the dripping irony that infects the post / meta genre, rendering it all but useless?
A predecessor of the pop-up window, the fast meta refresh trick involves opening one page and almost instantly having your browser redirected to another page.
If you frequently use Alt keys-for example, if you use Emacs and Alt is your meta key -you probably will prefer this.