English

Noun

metahuman ‎(plural metahumans)

1. Superhuman.
   • 1991, Schroeck, Robert W., GURPS Supers: I.S.T., Steve Jackson Games, ISBN 1-55634-192-X, page 73

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

   • 2010, Ted Chiang, "The Evolution of Human Science", Stories of Your Life: And Others, Small Beer Press, page 203

     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.