Speakur

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metasearch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
metasearch
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An individual search operation of this kind.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To perform a search of this kind.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin circō Anglo-Norman sercherbor. Middle English serchen English search English metasearch From meta- + search.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

metasearches (plural) metasearches (present, singular) metasearching (participle, present) metasearched (participle, past) metasearched (past)

Phrases

metastable isomer

Questions

What does metasearch mean?
A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines.
Where does metasearch come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin circō Anglo-Norman sercherbor. Middle English serchen English search English metasearch From meta- + search.

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