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mega-

prefix
/ˈmɛɡə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin magnus, Sanskrit मह (maha, “great, massive, large-scale, epic”), and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.

  1. derived from *meǵh₂s✻
  2. derived from μέγας

Definitions

  1. Very large, great.

  2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the…

    In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (10⁶).

    • Near-synonyms: million, M

  3. Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2²⁰ (= 1,048,576, the binary number…

    Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2²⁰ (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2¹⁰ × 10³ (= 1,024,000, the binary round…

      Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2¹⁰ × 10³ (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).

    2. Really, very, uber-, super-.

      • What?! I'm not sure if I scream that out loud or if my inner voice bounces off the insides of my skull. Why is Archie once again meandering over to Team Nadine? Sounds like I'm not the only one who's mega-confused.

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Derived

mega, megabar, megabase, megabit, megabucks, megabyte, megacephalic, megacephalous, megacephaly, Megacheiroptera, megacity, megacurie, megacycle, megadeath, megadonor, megadose, megadyne, megafarad, megafauna, megaflop, megaflora, megagamete, megagauss, megagram, megagramme, megaherbivore, megahertz, megajoule, megalith, megalithic, megalitre, megaliter, megalomania, megalomaniac, megalomanic, megametre, megameter, megamind, meganewton, megapack · +27 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mega-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA