"metahuman" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more metahuman [comparative], most metahuman [superlative]
Etymology: From meta- + human. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|human}} meta- + human Head templates: {{en-adj}} metahuman (comparative more metahuman, superlative most metahuman)
  1. Superhuman.
    Sense id: en-metahuman-en-adj-YVaJbUEN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meta-human

Noun

Forms: metahumans [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + human. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|human}} meta- + human Head templates: {{en-noun}} metahuman (plural metahumans)
  1. Superhuman.
    Sense id: en-metahuman-en-noun-YVaJbUEN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: meta-human

Inflected forms

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