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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 195 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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META , the Latin word for the See also:

goal which formed the turn-Ngpoint for the See also:chariot races in the See also:Roman' See also:circus. The metae consisted of three conical pillars resting on •a single See also:podium. None have been preserved, but they are shown on coins, gems and terra-See also:cotta bas-reliefs.

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