mega-
/ˈmɛɡə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
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In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (10⁶).
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Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2²⁰ (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
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Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2¹⁰ × 10³ (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: million, M"
- "What?! I'm not sure if I scream that out loud or if my inner voice bounces off the insides of my skull. Why is Archie once again meandering over to Team Nadine? Sounds like I'm not the only one who's mega-confused."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin magnus, Sanskrit मह (maha, “great, massive, large-scale, epic”), and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: μέγας, *meǵh₂s
Usage
Derived Forms
mega
megabar
megabase
megabit
megabucks
megabyte
megacephalic
megacephalous
megacephaly
Megacheiroptera
megacity
megacorporation
Phrases
mega-wide
mega world