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mal-
(word root) bad, evilExamples of words with the root mal-: malfunction, malcontent
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MAL
abbreviation for
(Automotive Engineering) Malaysia (international car registration)
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mal-
a combining form meaning “bad,” “wrongful,” “ill,” occurring orig. in loanwords from French (maladroit); on this model, used in the formation of other words (malcontent; malfunction). Compare male-.
[< Old French, representing mal adv. (< Latin male badly) and adj. (< Latin malus bad)]
Mal.
Malachi.
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