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411       * (post, comment, term, user, or any other type with an associated meta table).
412       *
413       * @since 3.1.0
414       *
415       * @param string[] $meta_ids    An array of metadata entry IDs to delete.
416       * @param int      $object_id   ID of the object metadata is for.
417       * @param string   $meta_key    Metadata key.
418       * @param mixed    $_meta_value Metadata value. Serialized if non-scalar.
419       */
420      do_action( "delete_{$meta_type}_meta", $meta_ids, $object_id, $meta_key, $_meta_value );
421
422      // Old-style action.
423      if ( 'post' === $meta_type ) {
424           /**
425            * Fires immediately before deleting metadata for a post.
426            *
427            * @since 2.9.0
428            *
429            * @param string[] $meta_ids An array of metadata entry IDs to delete.
 
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932           return (bool) $check;
933      }
934
935      // Fetch the meta and go on if it's found.
936      $meta = get_metadata_by_mid( $meta_type, $meta_id );
937      if ( $meta ) {
938           $object_id = (int) $meta->{$column};
939
940           /** This action is documented in wp-includes/meta.php */
941           do_action( "delete_{$meta_type}_meta", (array) $meta_id, $object_id, $meta->meta_key, $meta->meta_value );
942
943           // Old-style action.
944           if ( 'post' === $meta_type || 'comment' === $meta_type ) {
945                /**
946                 * Fires immediately before deleting post or comment metadata of a specific type.
947                 *
948                 * The dynamic portion of the hook, `$meta_type`, refers to the meta
949                 * object type (post or comment).
950                 *