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  "Megaceros":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Megaceros taxonomic synonym of megaloceros"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from mega- + -ceros (from Greek keras horn)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "m\u0259\u02c8gas\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182738",
    "type":[]
  },
  "Megachile":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (the type of the family Megachilidae ) of leaf-cutting bees including some that are important pollinators of alfalfa and other legumes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from mega- + -chile (from Greek cheilos lip)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccmeg\u0259\u02c8k\u012b(\u02cc)l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180107",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Megrez":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a blue-white star of the third magnitude that is seen in the constellation Ursa Major and is the dimmest star in the Big Dipper":[
        "Megrez , the star where the handle joins the bowl, is the faintest member of the Dipper. It is about 81 light-years away.",
        "\u2014 John Stanley, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) , 25 June 2011"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1912, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u0113-",
      "\u02c8me-\u02ccgrez"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105554",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "mega":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "pocket",
      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": great : large":[
        "mega spore"
      ],
      ": greatly surpassing others of its kind":[
        "mega hit"
      ],
      ": million (10 6 )":[
        "meg ohm",
        "mega cycle"
      ],
      ": of the highest level of rank, excellence, or importance":[
        "a number one hit made her mega"
      ],
      ": vast":[
        "a mega electronics store"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "an actor who has become a mega celebrity",
      "I will never understand why people build those mega houses on tiny lots.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Mekong River, already with a storied history of mega -sized freshwater fish, runs through six countries\u2014China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam\u2014but new dams can dampen fish\u2019s ability to naturally grow. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
      "The annual mega -shopping event will take place July 13-14 with discounts on everything from air fryers to toys for kids. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
      "Musk told Twitter employees the app should be more like TikTok, the mega -popular social video app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance and famous for its powerful personalized algorithm. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s a mega -birdhouse, made of cedar, that looks like a big signpost showing many destinations\u2014twelve dwellings, eight or so birds each. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Bespoke collaborates with Simple on their annual family office trend roundup, taking stock of the current mega trends and evaluating which important changes family offices should be thinking about for either operational or investment considerations. \u2014 Francois Botha, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "An increasingly urbanized, empowered, and active populace is one of the ineluctable mega trends of the 21st century. \u2014 Paul Salem, Time , 6 Jan. 2021",
      "The Rams won their second Super Bowl this February, but their first in Los Angeles and their first under mega -billionaire owner Stan Kroenke. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Think: mega -plush sleeves a la Oscar de la Renta or a larger-than-life skirt, courtesy of Ines di Santo. \u2014 Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek, from megas large \u2014 more at much":"Combining form",
      "mega -":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "cyclopean",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "walloping",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072740",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "combining form"
    ]
  },
  "megabar":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a unit of pressure equal to one million bars":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Will the local detractors eventually come around to the latest megabar in their neighborhood"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "mega- + bar entry 4":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02ccb\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065855",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megabit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one million bits":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This dual-band product (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) is ideal for spreading your Wi-Fi (up to 750 megabits per second) to the basement, upstairs, or outdoor areas. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 16 May 2020",
      "How many megabits per second (Mbps) does head coach Mike McCarthy have on his internet plan at his apartment near The Star",
      "Nearly three out of four people in the U.S. are served by a broadband monopoly or duopoly offering Internet download speeds of 100 megabits per second and upload speeds of 10 Mbps. \u2014 Adrianne Benton Furniss, Fortune , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "In short, speeds are usually measured in megabits per second, or Mbps. \u2014 Patrick Lucas Austin, Time , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "In my local Boston suburb, T-Mobile was an average of 130 megabits per second outside compared with 107 megabits at a local cafe. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "The average home broadband connection can pull down 93 megabits a second, according to the speed monitoring company Ookla. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "The fiber is capable of transmission rates of 100 megabits per second or greater. \u2014 Adrian Sainz, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "These days, speeds are measured in megabits per second. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1956, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02ccbit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063539",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megabuck":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All-wheel-drive grip on the road was simply awe-inspiring on the megabuck , not-legal-here Porsche 959. \u2014 Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver , 29 May 2020",
      "But next year, a megabucks sum of $20 million will tempt owners and trainers to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi Cup. \u2014 Matt Majendie, CNN , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Any retired officeholder can make megabucks for a few years before running for president again \u2014 and this creates a legal way for just about anyone with sufficient funds to buy goodwill from a potential future president. \u2014 Jim Geraghty, National Review , 22 July 2019",
      "Megabucks : 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000 Win for Life: 47-53-58-77 The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com , 19 June 2017",
      "So the QB megabuck bar stays at Carr\u2019s $25-million average. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 17 July 2017",
      "How reluctant would an owner be to shell out a megabuck contract to one player when the rest of the team is mediocre at best",
      "Megabucks : 1-7-21-22-46-47; jackpot is $5.6 million Lucky Lines: 1-8-11-15-20-22-26-30; jackpot is $10,000 Win for Life: 7-36-40-59 The current Powerball jackpot is $165 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com , 8 May 2017",
      "Megabucks : 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000 Win for Life: 47-53-58-77 The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com , 19 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02ccb\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075939",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megabuck(s)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All-wheel-drive grip on the road was simply awe-inspiring on the megabuck , not-legal-here Porsche 959. \u2014 Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver , 29 May 2020",
      "But next year, a megabucks sum of $20 million will tempt owners and trainers to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi Cup. \u2014 Matt Majendie, CNN , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Any retired officeholder can make megabucks for a few years before running for president again \u2014 and this creates a legal way for just about anyone with sufficient funds to buy goodwill from a potential future president. \u2014 Jim Geraghty, National Review , 22 July 2019",
      "Megabucks : 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000 Win for Life: 47-53-58-77 The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com , 19 June 2017",
      "So the QB megabuck bar stays at Carr\u2019s $25-million average. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 17 July 2017",
      "How reluctant would an owner be to shell out a megabuck contract to one player when the rest of the team is mediocre at best",
      "Megabucks : 1-7-21-22-46-47; jackpot is $5.6 million Lucky Lines: 1-8-11-15-20-22-26-30; jackpot is $10,000 Win for Life: 7-36-40-59 The current Powerball jackpot is $165 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com , 8 May 2017",
      "Megabucks : 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000 Win for Life: 47-53-58-77 The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com , 19 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02ccb\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235639",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megabucks":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All-wheel-drive grip on the road was simply awe-inspiring on the megabuck , not-legal-here Porsche 959. \u2014 Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver , 29 May 2020",
      "But next year, a megabucks sum of $20 million will tempt owners and trainers to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi Cup. \u2014 Matt Majendie, CNN , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Any retired officeholder can make megabucks for a few years before running for president again \u2014 and this creates a legal way for just about anyone with sufficient funds to buy goodwill from a potential future president. \u2014 Jim Geraghty, National Review , 22 July 2019",
      "Megabucks : 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000 Win for Life: 47-53-58-77 The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com , 19 June 2017",
      "So the QB megabuck bar stays at Carr\u2019s $25-million average. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 17 July 2017",
      "How reluctant would an owner be to shell out a megabuck contract to one player when the rest of the team is mediocre at best",
      "Megabucks : 1-7-21-22-46-47; jackpot is $5.6 million Lucky Lines: 1-8-11-15-20-22-26-30; jackpot is $10,000 Win for Life: 7-36-40-59 The current Powerball jackpot is $165 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com , 8 May 2017",
      "Megabucks : 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000 Win for Life: 47-53-58-77 The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. \u2014 Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com , 19 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02ccb\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195403",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megabyte":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "The CD has a storage capacity of 800 megabytes .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Commission's price caps started at \u20ac0.90 per megabyte , and graded downwards each year. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 24 June 2021",
      "Not all that long ago, a complex game or software program fit on a 1.4 megabyte floppy disk. \u2014 Klint Finley, Wired , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "Designed specifically to endure shocks, crushing, drops, dust, and water, the stylish Rugged Mini offers protection from the elements in capacities from one to eight terabytes and boasts transfer speeds of up to 130 megabytes per second. \u2014 Popular Science , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "Megabits are one-eighth the size of a megabyte (at a rate of 1 megabit per second, for example, a 10MB image would take 80 seconds to download). \u2014 Patrick Lucas Austin, Time , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "The 286 was a 16-bit CPU that could address up to 16 megabytes of random access memory (RAM) through a 24-bit address bus. \u2014 Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica , 29 Nov. 2019",
      "According to figures collected by John McCallum, a computer scientist, a megabyte of data storage in 1956 would have cost around $9,200 ($85,000 in today\u2019s prices). \u2014 The Economist , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "To be sure, the phone\u2019s 4G speed was still mighty fast, up to 117 megabytes . \u2014 Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Aug. 2019",
      "In the 1980s, public keys based on lattices were too long, requiring megabytes of data to transmit. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Sep. 2015"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1965, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the fact that 1,048,576 (2 20 ) is the power of 2 closest to one million":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02ccb\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204020",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megacaryocyte":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of megacaryocyte variant spelling of megakaryocyte"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150246",
    "type":[]
  },
  "megachilid":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bee of the family Megachilidae":[],
      ": of or relating to the Megachilidae":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Megachilidae":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141053",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megacity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": megalopolis sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "such modern megacities as S\u00e3o Paulo and Mexico City",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That megacity is the center of a West African film industry, nicknamed Nollywood, that actually releases more movies annually than Hollywood, though not quite as many as Mumbai\u2019s Bollywood. \u2014 Geoffrey Himes, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "That megacity is possible because of a minor hydrological miracle. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The megacity of 25 million people, now in the sixth week of its lockdown, reported 3,840 new infections, marking the fifth consecutive day in which there were fewer than 5,000 daily cases and the lowest daily count since March 27. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "The province is Canada\u2019s largest by population and includes both the megacity Toronto and Canadian capital, Ottawa. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "The megacity , which functions as China's financial hub, entered a two-stage lockdown on March 28 that was initially intended to end April 5. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "But in a megacity where unauthorized construction is the norm, BJP supporters and critics agreed on the underlying motive for the operation: payback. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The current epicenter is Shanghai, where a megacity of 25 million people has been locked down in two phases for much of the past week. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "This month, officials imposed stringent restrictions on residents\u2019 movement in two major cities, Shanghai and Shenzhen, on a day when each megacity reported fewer than 70 new cases. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02ccsi-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "asphalt jungle",
      "burg",
      "city",
      "cosmopolis",
      "megalopolis",
      "metropolis",
      "municipality",
      "town"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184813",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megahit":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "flop",
      "misfire",
      "turkey",
      "washout"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something (such as a motion picture) that is extremely successful":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His latest movie was a megahit .",
      "the band's latest album is a megahit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Netflix sci-fi megahit is fueled by nostalgia, so memory is key to both its success as a series and its convoluted plotlines. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Jonathan Searle, who as a child appeared in Steven Spielberg's megahit movie about a killer shark, has been selected as the next police chief of Oaks Bluff on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, where the movie was shot. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 22 May 2022",
      "Last week: Spider-Man launches the age of the superhero megahit . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
      "During this period of prospective box office regrowth, a megahit is interpreted as a sign of life \u2014 a promise of potential long-term value for the theatrical ecosystem, even if only one studio is making gains in the short-term. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 10 May 2022",
      "Fervent fans of her character, Kate, and Viscount Anthony's engaging love story are in luck, as she is set to return alongside costar Jonathan Bailey for Season 3 of the megahit Netflix series. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
      "The megahit spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Dance played Tywin Lannister on HBO\u2019s megahit Game of Thrones and earned the most recent of his four Emmy nominations for guest starring as Lord Mountbatten on Netflix\u2019s The Crown. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Rest assured, the Netflix international megahit will end with closure for those who have followed the red jumpsuit-wearing criminal family through two thrilling and complex heists. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1977, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02cchit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "hit",
      "smash",
      "success",
      "supernova",
      "winner"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063125",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megalopine":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fish of the genus Megalops":[],
      ": a megalops larva":[],
      ": of or relating to the genus Megalops":[],
      ": of or relating to the megalops":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin megalop-, megalops + English -ine":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "me\u02c8gal\u0259\u02cc-",
      "\u02c8meg\u0259l\u014d\u02ccp\u012bn",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204028",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "megalopolis":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a thickly populated region centering in a metropolis or embracing several metropolises":[],
      ": a very large city":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "what was once a series of discrete towns interspersed with countryside is now one vast megalopolis",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The financial megalopolis , home to 19 million people, is planning to eliminate or offset all carbon emissions by 2050, two decades ahead of India\u2019s national goal. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
      "This has led to fears that while securing a future for the sinking megalopolis , Indonesian officials are sinking the future of one of the planet's most remarkable creatures. \u2014 CNN , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The Frida Cinema\u2019s drive-in screening series continues with Katsuhiro Otomo\u2019s dazzling 1988 anime fable set in the dystopian megalopolis of Neo-Tokyo. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "At the north end of the Las Vegas Strip sits the $4.3 billion neon kaleidoscope that is the new Resorts World Las Vegas hotel-casino-restaurant megalopolis . \u2014 Richard Carlton Hacker, Robb Report , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "And, of course, there are new places to stay in this ever-evolving megalopolis . \u2014 Jenna Scatena, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Thoreau came of age nearly 200 years ago, when the U.S. was still immensely undeveloped\u2014even before most of the Northeast was dewilded in favor of the highways, railroads and subdivisions that make up today\u2019s megalopolis . \u2014 Jordan Salama, Scientific American , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Cecil Penney was 16 years old when his community of Tack\u2019s Beach, on an island in the middle of Placentia Bay, was relocated across the water to this small town, which to his eyes seemed like a megalopolis . \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "American and western troops on the ground in Kabul are surrounded by thousands of Taliban fighters in a megalopolis of 4.4 million, with the airport their only lifeline to the world. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 19 Aug. 2021"
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      "circa 1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "\u02ccme-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-p\u0259-l\u0259s"
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      ": the quality or state of being megalopolitan : megalopolitan character":[]
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      "even a cast of megastars couldn't keep the would-be blockbuster from fizzling at the box office",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And that is how a Broadway neophyte won the role of pop megastar Michael Jackson. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Music megastar @theestallion sits down exclusively with @GayleKing for her first TV interview addressing the 2020 shooting allegedly involving rapper Tory Lanez, Monday on #CBSMornings. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "It's been a busy few weeks for the 36-year-old megastar . \u2014 Lindy Segal, PEOPLE.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Hefzy was replaced as fest president by veteran Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy, 81, a local megastar , who is taking over the event\u2019s presidency for the second time after a first term between 1998 to 2001. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Same goes for her male counterpart, Lil Nas X, another mischievous megastar who began his career via savvy, reckless use of the internet. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Alice Cooper has been megastar for more than half of the century. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "An Oscar award winner, a Korean megastar , a Broadway performer and a young actress in her debut role \u2014 and that\u2019s just to name a few of the ensemble cast of upcoming Korean drama Pachinko. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Lopez stars as Kat Valdez, a megastar with 200 million followers on social media and a staff that caters to her every need. \u2014 Peter Travers, ABC News , 11 Feb. 2022"
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      "1969, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "star",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025503",
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      "noun"
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      "having no sense of purpose, he was often at the mercy of the strange megrims that sprang into his head",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By 1781, the French word migraine entered the English language as the accepted medical term, replacing older words such as megrim . \u2014 Sibbie O'sullivan, Washington Post , 10 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English migreime , from Middle French migraine \u2014 more at migraine":""
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      "vagrancy",
      "whim",
      "whimsy",
      "whimsey"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205433",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": the large-chambered initial shell of the sexual individuals of some dimorphic foraminiferans":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "megal- + sphere":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084758"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": one million watts":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But James Huckstepp, head of EMEA gas analytics at S&P Global Commodity Insights, told CNN Business that gas prices have risen to an average of \u20ac96 per megawatt hour ($102) in 2022 from last year. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Europe\u2019s natural gas benchmark, the Title Transfer Facility, spiked to a record high above \u20ac227 per megawatt on March 7 before correcting. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The price ceiling is $5,000 per megawatt hour after state legislators knocked it down from the maximum of $9,000 in place prior to last winter\u2019s storm. \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "After being certified by the IEDC\u2019s renewable development center, communities would have been eligible to receive $1 per megawatt hour of energy produced for each project. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "European benchmark prices rose on Wednesday by 4.1% to settle at 107.43 euros, or about $114.28, per megawatt -hour, in a turbulent day of trading. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, Texas capped the rate at $9,000 per megawatt -hour. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Natural gas prices in Europe also surged, with some gas prices increasing by over 30%, up to over 132 euros per megawatt -hour. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Spanish daily spot power prices reached almost 545 euros per megawatt -hour on March 7, the highest ever. \u2014 Alonso Soto, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "mega- + watt":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184138"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a social system that functions impersonally like a gigantic machine":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+\u02cc"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "mega- + machine entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194636"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an explosive force equivalent to that of one million tons of TNT":[]
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      "\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02cct\u0259n"
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      "an atomic explosion with a force of several megatons",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The use of megaton bombs to kill individuals meant, of course, that many hundreds of thousands of other people would also be killed. \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The use of megaton bombs to kill individuals meant, of course, that many hundreds of thousands of other people would also be killed. \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The use of megaton bombs to kill individuals meant, of course, that many hundreds of thousands of other people would also be killed. \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The use of megaton bombs to kill individuals meant, of course, that many hundreds of thousands of other people would also be killed. \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The use of megaton bombs to kill individuals meant, of course, that many hundreds of thousands of other people would also be killed. \u2014 Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Nuclear war planners anticipated the bunkers, which were dug into solid rock or embedded in concrete, with massive thermonuclear bombs of at least a megaton (1,000 kilotons) of TNT. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "The Obama administration was planning to retire this weapon, which is the last of the megaton -class bombs. \u2014 Michael R. Gordon, WSJ , 24 Dec. 2020",
      "The explosion blew the silo blast doors off and sent chunks of debris flying everywhere, including the nine- megaton nuclear warhead that sat atop the missile. \u2014 Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics , 18 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1952, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012019"
  },
  "megavitamins":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large quantity of vitamins":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "British usually -\u02c8vi-",
      "-m\u0259nz",
      "\u02ccme-g\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-t\u0259-m\u0259nz"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014859"
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