metahuman

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noun

Superhuman.

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Meanings

nounmetahuman (plural metahumans)

plural metahumans · alternative meta-human

  1. Superhuman.

    A metarchy is a government by supers. Almost all the metarchies currently in existence are dictatorships, ruled by a single metahuman.

    1991, Robert W. Schroeck, GURPS Supers: I.S.T., Steve Jackson Games, →ISBN, page 73
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    For example, imagine if research offered hope of a different intelligence-enhancing therapy, one that would allow individuals to gradually "upgrade" their minds to a metahuman-equivalent level.

    2010, Ted Chiang, “The Evolution of Human Science”, in Stories of Your Life: And Others, Small Beer Press, page 203
adjectivemetahuman (comparative more metahuman, superlative most metahuman)

comparative more metahuman · superlative most metahuman · alternative meta-human

  1. Superhuman.

    Galactic Gates! These six all scan positive for the presence of meta-human ability!

    1988 December, Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo, “The Alien Alliance”, in Invasion!, volume 1, number 1, DC Comics, page 6

Origin

From meta- + human.

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APA

metahuman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metahuman

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“metahuman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metahuman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metahuman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metahuman.

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