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megametre

Q: Where does megametre come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English metre English megametre From mega- + metre.

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mega-me-tre
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noun

A distance of 1,000 km.

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: gigametre < terametre < petametre"
"Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English metre English megametre From mega- + metre.

Inflected Forms

megametres (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mul:Mm megameter

Questions

What does megametre mean?: A distance of 1,000 km.
Where does megametre come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English metre English megametre From mega- + metre.

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