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mega-
pref.
1. Large: megadose.
2. Surpassing other examples of its kind; extraordinary: megahit.
3. One million (106): megahertz.
4. 1,048,576 (220): megabyte.

[Greek, from megas, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

mega-
combining form
1. denoting 106: megawatt
2. (in computer technology) denoting 220 (1 048 576): megabyte
3. large or great: megalith
4. Informal very great: megastar [Greek megas huge, powerful]

mega-
1. A prefix that means:
2. Large, as in megadose, a large dose.
3. One million, as in megahertz, one million hertz.
4. 220 (that is, 1,048,576), which is the power of 2 closest to a million, as in megabyte.
Translations
mega- [megə]
1 a million, as in megaton. mega- милион Million μεγα- (ως α΄ συνθ.), εκατομμύριο mega- mega- miljoona méga- mega- sejuta miljón- mega- 100万- 「100만」이란 뜻의 연결형 mega- miljons mega{#169} mega- mega mega- mega- миллион milijonski mega- milyon, mega ... 百萬
2 (alsomegalo-megəlou) large or great, as in megalomania. mega بادِئَه بِمَعْنى: عَظيم голям megalo- mega- groß μεγαλο- (ως α΄ συνθ.) megalo- suur-, suuruse-, hiid- خود بزرگ بینی mega- mégalo- -עֲנָק, מֶגָה- बहुत बड़ा uveličan besar mikill, stór- megalo- 大― 「큰, 거대한」이라는 뜻의 연결형 didelis, didybës milzīgs, gigantisks mega mega{#169} mega- wielki megalo- megalo- большой размер, грандиозность megalo- velik mega ใหญ่มาก büyük, kocaman у складних словах означає “великий” بڑا، عظيم thật to lớn


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