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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"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccme-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-p\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"asphalt jungle",
"burg",
"city",
"cosmopolis",
"megacity",
"metropolis",
"municipality",
"town"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202559",
"type":[
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"noun or adjective"
]
},
"megalopolitanism":{
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"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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"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"
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"an atomic explosion with a force of several megatons",
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"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"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The car is repaired, and the tour resumes, but from that point on the filmmakers link the grotesque genocidal past of the country\u2019s western expansion to the deadly megatonnage lying beneath the bleak, often beautiful landscape. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"WarnerMedia officially closed in April their $43 billion megamerger , creating the monolith entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"The companies themselves have changed: CBS merged with Viacom and then renamed itself Paramount Global, and WarnerMedia and Discovery completed a megamerger , forming Warner Bros. Discovery. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"Discovery has only been able to get under the hood of WarnerMedia units for the past few weeks \u2014 since the Justice Department signed off on the megamerger . \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Another big cliffhanger with huge implications for the entertainment industry: Will regulators approve the megamerger between Discovery and WarnerMedia in the first half of the year as projected? \u2014 Diane Garrett, Variety , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Sure, independents can try to capitalize on some of the disruption that trails any megamerger . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2021",
"The Biden administration will need to decide whether to greenlight yet another defense deal, after the megamerger of Raytheon and United Technologies last year. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
"The aerospace and defense conglomerate, which was born out of the megamerger of Raytheon and United Technologies earlier this year, already expected to reduce its 31 million square feet of office space by around 10%. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 27 Oct. 2020",
"On Wednesday, Borman rejected GM's claims of racketeering against its rival, which is working toward a megamerger with Peugeot-maker PSA Group. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 8 July 2020"
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"There the two Thors proceed, accompanied by Valkyrie, Korg, and a pair of mega -size goats (don\u2019t ask). \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
"For example, after the mega -growth outperformance of the decade ending in the dotcom crash of 2000, value stocks outperformed by nearly 60% over the next 8 years. \u2014 James Berman, Forbes , 4 July 2022",
"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"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As is its wont, Comme des Garcons\u2019 retail megaplex Dover Street Market\u2014which already has outposts in New York, London, and Tokyo, to name a few\u2014chose a trendy yet far-flung neighborhood for its West Coast debut. \u2014 Max Berlinger, Robb Report , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Despite skipping the megaplex this time, Perry is still a believer in the theatrical experience. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"That movie, or some imaginary version of it, is still unfurling as a shadow play in the megaplex of my mind. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 3 Oct. 2021",
"This megaplex of spooky spots includes the Chaos Haunted House, Mayhem Manor and the Oddities Museum. \u2014 Audrey Eads, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Lavigne lives in the Fifth District, where nine plants are in operation, two are under construction, and four more, including Formosa\u2019s megaplex \u2014which itself includes 14 unique facilities\u2014are proposed. \u2014 Anya Groner, The Atlantic , 7 May 2021",
"Consider the opening weekend box office of Tom & Jerry, a movie that was available on HBO Max and at the megaplex . \u2014 Dawn Chmielewski, Forbes , 21 Mar. 2021",
"And then came the megaplex , with bigger screens, stadium seating and reserved seating. \u2014 James B. Stewart, New York Times , 15 May 2020",
"Observers have noted that Kroenke\u2019s attention over the past several years has been overwhelmingly devoted to his new $5 billion LA Rams sports- megaplex \u2014 Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park. \u2014 Mark Goodman, The Denver Post , 12 July 2019"
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"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"
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"Jackson has a $23 million cap hit in 2022, the final year of his rookie contract, but a megadeal could create short-term savings. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Xavien Howard and the Dolphins struck a new megadeal on Friday night, according to agent David Canter. \u2014 Joe Schad, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The Dallas Cowboys star was the last quarterback to get a megadeal , signing a four-year, $160 million extension with $126 million guaranteed in March. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 8 July 2021",
"Optimism about the outlook for Indian housing and infrastructure has already helped spur another megadeal . \u2014 P.r. Venkat, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"For a team that needs to fill out its roster with young, cheap talent in preparation for quarterback Lamar Jackson\u2019s looming megadeal , this was a home run. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, GAC Media, run by former Crown Media president Bill Abbott, announced a megadeal with Bure. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Jackson, who\u2019s signed through the 2022 season, is also in line for a potential megadeal . \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 25 Jan. 2022"
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"The world of fine art has long looked to the monolith and the megalith as attempts to invoke the awe of that natural, near-mystical perfection. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The term megalith was first used for Stonehenge, to describe the stone edifices, often used for worship. \u2014 Carlos Barria, National Geographic , 14 Sep. 2020",
"Photographer Muhammad Fadli took this image of a sculptured megalith at the beach of Ratenggaro in southwestern Sumba. Related: Uncovering the true Indonesia Not among our 145 million Instagram followers? \u2014 Carlos Barria, National Geographic , 14 Sep. 2020",
"While music cataloging and streaming services are not a monolith, their actions have consequently turned music discovery into a set of megaliths that will continue to confound and limit artists and listeners alike. \u2014 Mario J. Lucero, Quartz , 3 Jan. 2020",
"Experts are divided on the nature of one megalith engraving, Euronews\u2019 Marta Rodriguez Martinez reports. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Clapp said, nodding at one of the brick megaliths that dominate the skyline of one of St. Paul\u2019s poorest neighborhoods. \u2014 Tad Vezner, Twin Cities , 26 Oct. 2019",
"The site now features price comparisons to prove to its customers that its 72-hour sales are far cheaper than those online megaliths . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"There is such a drought in the Extremadura region that the Valdeca\u00f1as Reservoir has shrunk and uncovered the Dolmen of Guadalperal, about 100 megaliths that are seven millennia old, Alyssa McMurtry writes, also in Atlas Obscura. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Sep. 2019"
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"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a political outsider-turned-left-wing star with a powerful social media megaphone . \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"The mogul wants to transform the social media platform into an anything-goes town square, which might mean restoring Donald Trump\u2019s megaphone . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"Edwards testified to the committee that the arrival of an Arizona contingent of Proud Boys at the perimeter around the Capitol changed the tone of remarks from a megaphone -toting Proud Boy leader, Joseph Biggs. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"But there\u2019s a loud megaphone for the people who don\u2019t want everyone to be able to live their own reality and want everyone to conform to their own rigid model [of living]. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
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"At the 2022 Grammy Awards, West was a five-time nominee for his Donda album, and ended up taking home the golden megaphone for both best melodic rap song and best rap song. \u2014 Iman Milner, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Actor Matthew McConaughey used the megaphone of the White House and his own star power Tuesday to urge leaders in Washington to address gun violence in honor of the young victims of the mass shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Perfect routines from Weber State University Spirit Squad members earn the squad a wildcat sticker on the team's megaphone , March 16, 2022. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"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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"plural noun"
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": a genus of extinct insects (order Protodonata) that includes some with a wingspread of about three feet and that is known from the Upper Carboniferous of Commentry, France":[]
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"New Latin, from mega- + -neura":""
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"plural noun"
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"New Latin, probably from mega- + Greek s\u0113kos pen, fold, trunk of a tree + New Latin -ptera":""
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"noun"
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": a genus that consists of the giant salamander and that is sometimes included in the genus Cryptobranchus":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Planck mission scientists arrived at a Hubble constant of 67.5 plus or minus 0.5 kilometers per second per megaparsec . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"Hubble\u2019s data shows that the universe\u2019s expansion rate is around 73 kilometers per second per megaparsec . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 May 2022",
"In their analysis, H0 comes out to be 73.04 \u00b1 1.04 kilometers per second per megaparsec . \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Each number is an expression of the same thing\u2014the kilometers-per-second rate of cosmic expansion per every megaparsec (roughly 3.26 million light-years) of space. \u2014 Daniel Leonard, Scientific American , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The trend continued; as of their latest analysis last March, Riess\u2019s team pegged the Hubble constant at 74 kilometers per second per megaparsec , 9% higher than the 67.4 extrapolated from the early universe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Under certain assumptions about the fundamental nature of the universe, Planck data suggest that the Hubble constant should have a value of 67.4 kilometers a second per megaparsec , give or take 0.5. \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The Planck team predicts that the universe should expand at a rate of 67.4 kilometers per second per megaparsec . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Aug. 2019",
"These ripples can be mapped and modeled to predict the expansion rate, which placed it at 67.4 kilometers per second per megaparsec . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 July 2019"
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Reviving a megaproject that has lain mostly dormant since September 2020 is no small feat. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2021",
"Most everyone agrees that with billions of dollars already allocated to the megaproject \u2014by the U.S. and international partners\u2014there is no turning back. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
"But last year, the megaproject \u2019s price tag was reevaluated to more than $3 billion for the first phase alone\u2014roughly double the original estimate for the entire endeavor. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The megaproject would involve digging a four-track tunnel for 10 miles through downtown Baltimore, skirting the B&P Tunnel and abandoning Amtrak\u2019s Pennsylvania Station to establish a new station on the lucrative Northeast Corridor downtown. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And the megaproject Galataport, an underground cruise ship terminal, which also launched in October, now anchors a part of the city that had been derelict and inaccessible since the late 19th century. \u2014 Richard Morgan, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"At more than $41 million per mile, Guadalupe Canyon was the most expensive segment of a $15 billion megaproject that ranked among the costliest in U.S. history. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"After seeing record-high leasing in 2021, big biotech landlord Alexandria Real Estate Equities has its eyes on a potential biotech megaproject of 2 million square feet that would replace the Shops at Tanforan mall in San Bruno. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Chipping in: To attract Intel\u2019s planned $20 billion computer chip megaproject , Ohio officials offered the most extensive economic incentive package in state history, totaling more than $2 billion. \u2014 Staff Reports, cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"noun"
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": a very large family of earthworms chiefly of the southern hemisphere containing giant forms that include an Australian species ( Megascolides australis ) held to reach a length of 11 feet":[]
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"definitions":{
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But there were also megafauna that went extinct at the end of the ice age, like mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats and giant ground sloths. \u2014 Denise Su, The Conversation , 27 June 2022",
"Condors commanded the skies as early as the Pleistocene, when mammoths, saber-toothed cats and other megafauna prowled California. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"Extinct megafauna have previously been identified in rock art in other parts of the world, but the burden of proof is exceptionally high. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Serengeti for the vast herds of bison and elk and the constellations of other charismatic megafauna that inhabit the park. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Archeologists estimate the megafauna date from 30,000 to 60,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Hawks and falcons are what conservationists call charismatic megafauna : large, easily recognizable animals that serve as gateway drugs for interest in nature. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The opening is for an ecosystems stewardship administrator, a brand-new role that will include managing the local megafauna , planning new public lands, and metering local carbon use. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Researchers study the diets of extinct Ice Age megafauna to understand climate change today. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"adjective",
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"definitions":{
": a large erythroblast that appears in the blood especially in pernicious anemia":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Megascale is nearly the existential threat that megadeath is. \u2014 Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic , 15 Dec. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would, among other things, allow up to 200 megahertz of spectrum to be auctioned for mobile broadband. \u2014 Hal Singer, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"His truck\u2019s main antenna picked up signals from 25 megahertz to 4 gigahertz, while smaller antennas operated as a direction-finding array. \u2014 Stephen Kurczy, Wired , 3 Aug. 2021",
"There's an ongoing auction to open up an additional 280 megahertz of space in the mid-band spectrum, which has so far raised a record $80 billion, a senior FCC official told CBS News. \u2014 Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 14 Jan. 2021",
"In July 2018, an FRB that hit Earth was nearly 200 megahertz lower than any other radio burst ever detected. \u2014 Chris Ciaccia, Fox News , 26 Aug. 2020",
"In July 2018, an FRB that hit Earth was nearly 200 megahertz lower than any other radio burst ever detected. \u2014 Chris Ciaccia, Fox News , 26 Aug. 2020",
"In July 2018, an FRB that hit Earth was nearly 200 megahertz lower than any other radio burst ever detected. \u2014 Chris Ciaccia, Fox News , 26 Aug. 2020",
"In July 2018, an FRB that hit Earth was nearly 200 megahertz lower than any other radio burst ever detected. \u2014 Chris Ciaccia, Fox News , 26 Aug. 2020",
"In July 2018, an FRB that hit Earth was nearly 200 megahertz lower than any other radio burst ever detected. \u2014 Chris Ciaccia, Fox News , 26 Aug. 2020"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of large extinct primates of the Lower Pleistocene of Java known from fragmentary jawbones and held to be primitive men":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of Australian marine snails (family Xancidae) including the largest known living gastropod":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from megal- + Greek atraktos spindle":""
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having a large face":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091239"
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"noun"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"New Latin, from mega- + -lania (from Greek \u0113lainein to wander about + New Latin -ia ); from the terrestrial nature of such lizards":""
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a family of tropical Old World carnivorous bats with large ears united across the forehead, a large nose leaf, and no external tail \u2014 see big-eared bat , false vampire bat":[]
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"New Latin, from Megadermat-, Megaderma , type genus (from mega- + -derma ) + idae":""
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek megaloker\u014ds having large horns, from megal- + -ker\u014ds (from keras horn)":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, from megas large, great":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111003"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"-ais-",
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"modification of French bagasse":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111838"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"me-",
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"first_known_use":{
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": a delusional mental illness that is marked by feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur":[]
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"\u02ccme-g\u0259-l\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259",
"\u02ccmeg-\u0259-l\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259, -ny\u0259",
"-ny\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Their CEO has an arrogance that borders on megalomania .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But such a policy, debatable only a few months ago, now seems almost impossible\u2014destroyed by Putin\u2019s bloody megalomania . \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Vladimir Putin\u2019s territorial ambitions, his ruthless crackdowns of any and all dissent, his megalomania and determination to hold onto power at all costs were hardly being concealed. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Maybe megalomania is a key requirement for people to start a game-changing company. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The series, inspired by real events in the financial world, centers on narcissism, megalomania and double standards and was created by producers and showrunners Philipp K\u00e4\u00dfbohrer and Matthias Murmann. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Majorities are almost always composed of two or more parties, which tends to defuse extremism and megalomania . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 3 Nov. 2021",
"An afternoon\u2019s stroll could bring you from a quaint neighborhood of neoclassical apartments to an austere postwar housing complex; from the fascist megalomania of Tempelhof Airport to the monumental Soviet grandeur of Karl-Marx-Allee. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The treatments continued every day for months and may have amplified Hitler\u2019s megalomania and self-delusion as the Allied armies advanced on Germany and tens of millions of soldiers and civilians perished. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Like Natasha and Yelena before them, these are Russian orphans who had their minds invaded, their bodies violated and their free will taken, all in service of one man\u2019s megalomania . \u2014 Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021"
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"New Latin":""
},
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"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141923"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": of or relating to a Socratic school of philosophy founded by Euclid of Megara and noted for its subtle attention to logic":[]
},
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"me-",
"m\u0259-\u02c8ga-r\u0113-\u0259n",
"-\u02c8ger-\u0113-\u0259n"
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"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143613"
},
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"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
],
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"city and port on the Saronic Gulf in Greece west of Athens population 17,294; chief town of ancient":[
"Meg*a*ris \\ \u02c8me-\u200bg\u0259-\u200br\u0259s \\ (a district between the Saronic Gulf and the Gulf of Corinth)"
]
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"\u02c8me-g\u0259-r\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143639"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of very large nonbiting American mosquitoes with a curved beak, greenish, or bluish coloration, and predaceous larvae":[]
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"\u02ccmeg\u0259\u02c8r\u012bn\u0259s"
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"New Latin, from mega- + -rhinus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144628"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of scansorial barbets of southeastern Asia":[]
},
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"-\u02c8l\u0101m\u0259",
"\u02ccmeg\u0259\u02c8l\u012bm\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from mega- + -laima (from Greek laimos throat)":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154101"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of Pleistocene lemurs of Madagascar":[]
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"\u00a6meg\u0259l+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from megal- + Adapis":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100551"
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"type":[
"combining form"
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": large : of giant size":[
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"megalo mania"
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": grandiose":[
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"megalo mania"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from megal-, megas \u2014 more at much":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171407"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": of or relating to a Socratic school of philosophy founded by Euclid of Megara and noted for its subtle attention to logic":[]
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"me-",
"m\u0259-\u02c8ga-r\u0113-\u0259n",
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"1603, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173503"
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"plural noun"
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": a small order of usually large insects that are often included in Neuroptera, have ample wings with a folded anal area in the hind pair, and develop from aquatic predacious larvae \u2014 compare alder fly , dobson fly":[]
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"New Latin, from megal- + -ptera":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180800"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"state of northeastern India bordering on Bangladesh; capital Shillong area 8665 square miles (22,442 square kilometers), population 2,966,889":[]
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"\u02ccm\u0101-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193821"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large cell that has a lobulated nucleus, is found especially in the bone marrow, and is the source of blood platelets":[]
},
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"\u02ccmeg-\u0259-\u02c8kar-\u0113-\u014d-\u02ccs\u012bt",
"\u02ccme-g\u0259-\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u014d-\u02ccs\u012bt",
"\u02ccme-g\u0259-\u02c8ka-r\u0113-\u014d-\u02ccs\u012bt"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To try to better understand this previously unknown effect of aspirin, cardiologist Deepak Voora of Duke University and his colleagues looked at cells called megakaryocytes , which give rise to platelets. \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 1 May 2017",
"The end result of all this genetic manipulation: the platelets produced by the megakaryocytes did not clump together, which presumably prevented them from camouflaging cancer cells. \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 1 May 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of large extinct Pliocene and Pleistocene edentate mammals of North America":[]
},
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"\u02ccmeg\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4niks"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from megal- + -onyx":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195637"
},
"megalops":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a larva or larval stage following the zoea in the development of most crabs in which the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large":[],
": a genus of fishes that contains several East Indian and South Pacific species closely related to and resembling the tarpon and is sometimes made the type of a separate family but is usually considered to form a subfamily of the Elopidae":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from megal- + -ops":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195853"
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"type":[
"noun plural but often singular in construction"
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"definitions":{
": the mechanics of major earth movements":[]
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"mega- + dynamics":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201348"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a cetacean genus comprising the humpback whale":[]
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"m\u0259\u02c8gapt\u0259r\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from mega- + -ptera":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203454"
},
"Megalopygidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a family of chiefly South American hirsute moths having larvae with stinging hairs":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmeg\u0259l\u014d\u02c8pij\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Megalopyge , type genus (from megal- + Greek pyg\u0113 buttocks) + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210300"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a group of Oligochaeta comprising relatively large predominantly terrestrial worms that have a capillary network on the nephridium and being nearly coextensive with Neoligochaeta \u2014 compare microdrili":[]
},
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"New Latin, from mega- + -drili (from Greek drilos earthworm)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211743"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the large pores that are found in the dorsal shell of some chitons and that lead to photosensitive organs":[]
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"\u02c8meg\u0259l\u0259\u02ccp\u014d(\u0259)r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary megal- + -pore":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-214503"
},
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"the lower course of the Surma River in Bangladesh":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8meg-n\u0259"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221735"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": megalops":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek megal\u014dp\u0113 , feminine of megal\u014dpos having large eyes, from megal- + -\u014dpos (from \u014dps eye)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222041"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223313"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being a megalops":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin megalop-, megalops + English -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224529"
},
"Megiddo":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"city of ancient Palestine north of Samaria":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"mi-\u02c8gi-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224921"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large dose (as of a vitamin)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccd\u014ds",
"\u02c8me-g\u0259-\u02ccd\u014ds"
],
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"examples":[
"He took megadoses of vitamin C.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Logging on already provides a daily megadose of paranoia (mass surveillance), epistemic vertigo (deepfakes), and fremdsch\u00e4men (thirstposting). \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 16 Sep. 2020",
"The play encapsulated so many of the defining football characteristics Bernard brought to the Bengals that year (and years since): elusivity, creativity, electricity, relentlessness and a megadose of fun. \u2014 Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com , 27 June 2018",
"Perhaps a megadose of LSD, or a shroom trip, or one more ayahuasca ceremony will finally heal me. \u2014 Stuart Leach, Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2018",
"Arkansas\u2019 protocol calls for a 500-miligram megadose of midazolam. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2017",
"The network has been turning politics into sport for nearly 20 years: Zucker just gave the model a megadose of steroids. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233430"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a long involved story or account":[
"Shaffer has Salieri declaring war on Heaven \u2026 and determined to ruin Mozart because God's voice is speaking through him. Shaffer turns Pushkin's metaphor into a whole megillah .",
"\u2014 Paulene Kael"
],
": an elaborate, complicated production or sequence of events":[
"Today's affair is a luncheon \u2026 . In fact, the whole megillah has a furtive vibe to it, half shameful \u2026",
"\u2014 Jeff MacGregor",
"\u2026 a simple matter of identifying the dead man \u2026 turns into a big political megillah .",
"\u2014 Marilyn Stasio"
],
": everything involved in what is under consideration : ball of wax":[
"\"The only thing that could interest me is if I could win. I'm not talking about the nomination, I'm talking about the whole megillah .\"",
"\u2014 Donald Trump",
"That's $18 million between the whole group. Throwing in Miller makes $22 million. Say they decided to donate the whole megillah last year.",
"\u2014 Jason Rhode"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8gi-l\u0259"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All this yada yada\u2014the whole megillah of loudmouth quasi-lies\u2014just keep on streaming. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 10 Dec. 2019",
"The whole megillah depends on ludicrous growth projections and ridiculous faith in the essential patriotism of the American corporation. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 20 Dec. 2017",
"While the other offers snacky highlights from the Public Kitchen menu, this one serves the whole megillah . \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2017",
"ArtScroll, founded by Rabbi Zlotowitz in the mid-1970s, worked to make the books accessible to both, starting with the megillah (scroll) of Esther and crowning the company\u2019s output in 2005 with a 73-volume set of the Babylonian Talmud. \u2014 Joseph Berger, New York Times , 27 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Yiddish megile , from Hebrew m\u0115gill\u0101h scroll, volume (used especially of the Book of Esther, read aloud at the Purim celebration)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234940"
},
"megilp":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a gelatinous preparation commonly of linseed oil and mastic varnish that is used by artists as a vehicle for oil colors":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8gilp"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1768, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001930"
},
"Megarhyssa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of large ichneumon wasps having an extremely long slender ovipositor and including a common species ( M. lunator ) of the eastern U.S. that is a parasite of the larva of the pigeon horntail":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from mega- + Rhyssa":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003959"
},
"Megninia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of analgesid mites common on the feathers of various domesticated birds":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"meg\u02c8nin\u0113\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Jean Megnin \u20201905 French veterinarian + New Latin -ia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004427"
},
"MEGO":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":{
"my eyes glaze over":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021316"
},
"megohm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one million ohms":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8meg-\u02cc\u014dm"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"meg(a)- + ohm":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021406"
},
"megohmmeter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an instrument for the measurement of large electrical resistances":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccm\u0113t\u0259(r)"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"megohm + -meter":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022324"
},
"Megrel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": mingrelian":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8megr\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023239"
}
}
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