Definition of meta- in English (1-3 of 5):

1. Denoting a change of position or condition
2. Denoting position behind, after, or beyond
3. Denoting something of a higher or second-order kind

from Greek meta ‘with, across, after’.

Definition of meta in English:

1. (of a creative work) referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential.

Jennifer Lee Hallsey, Untitled Brooch(es) (many makes one), Fine and sterling silver, nickel silver, cellulose acetate, paper, and ink, 2014