Home › Words › M › metastudymetastudymetastudy means A study on the topic of studies.EtymologyFrom meta- + study.nounA study on the topic of studies.e.g.“This metastudy is designed to find out whether most studies are misleadingly inaccurate.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.metaresearch 66% match — Research into research: its methods, nature, and limits. vs metastudy →microstudy 64% match — A very small-scale academic study. vs metastudy →metanalysis 64% match — Meta-analysis. vs metastudy →megastudy 63% match — A relatively large study vs metastudy →metacrap 60% match — Metatheory, metanalysis, and other meta disciplines. vs metastudy →metascience 59% match — The science of science: the use of scientific methodology to study science itself, with the goal of improving the quality and efficiency of research. vs metastudy →minireview 59% match — A small-scale review. vs metastudy →metanalytic 58% match — Relating to metanalysis vs metastudy →