how to pronounce мета

/ˈmʲetə/

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мета is pronounced in two syllables

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mʲ

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An example use of мета in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… каким-то таким метод метод мета юмором а …”

meanings of мета

noun:

Distinguishing characteristic (what distinguishes two otherwise identical or similar things).
Profit sharing contract (contract where the participants equally share profits and losses).
Object of desire.
Goal, target.
Mark, label, sign.

мета frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word мета occurs in russian on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.