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mega- /'mega-/ combining form (in nouns ft is]) 1 very large or great E Al$;    : a megastore X

0                  ^ 2 (in units of measurement ffl 7 it it ft- ffl one million W 7j : a megawatt W ft ft # 3 (computing if)

1                  048 576 (= 220) megabyte

mega-bit /'megabit/ noun (computing if) a unit of infor­mation which is roughly equal to 1 000000 bits If ft ft, *Kft(£jl00fttfc#)

mega-bucks /'megabAks/ noun [pi.] (informal) a very large amount of money —A^al%: He earns megabucks.

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mega-byte /’megabait/ noun (abbr. MB) a unit of com­puter memory, equal to 220 (or about 1 million) bytes

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mega-hertz /'megah3:ts; NAmE -h3:rts/ noun (pi. mega­hertz) [abbr. MHz) a unit for measuring radio waves and the speed at which a computer operates; 1 000 000

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mega lith /'megaliG/ noun a very large stone, especially one put in a place that was used for ceremonies in ancient times (       ) Eft ► mega-lith-

ic /.mega'liBik/ adj.

megalo mania /.megala'meinia/ noun [U] 1 [technical fti|}-) a mental illness or condition in which sb has an exaggerated belief in their own importance or power ^X$E; [| ft £E 2 a strong feeling that you want to have more and more power

megalomaniac /.megala'meiniaek/ noun a person suffering from or showing megalomania ft ft£E B If meg-alo-maniac adj.

meg-alop-olis /.mega'lnpalis; NAmE -'la:p-/ noun [formal) a very large city or group of cities where a great number of people live ft£[ift ( E ) meg-alo-saurus /.megala'sorras/ noun a type of dino­saur whose bones were the first to be studied by scientists in the 19th century      ( JRfijf4#W

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mega-phone /'megafaun; NAmE -foun/ noun a device for making your voice sound louder, that is wider at one end, like a cone, and is often used at outside events ft ft fg ; e$'J tyl ff ; ft ft fgf — compare loud- hailer

mega-star /'megastai(r)/ noun [informal) a very famous singer, actor or entertainer fti E fi; ikfc Iff- & M mega-store /'megasto:(r)/ noun a very large shop, espe­cially one that sells one type of product, for example computers or furniture ftj^jg; ( Xtm ) XMX^M mega-ton (also mega-tonne) /'megatAn/ noun a unit for measuring the power of an explosive, equal to one million tons of TNT       '#f£JtitM#ft,

ft—) : a one megaton nuclear

mega-watt /'megawnt; NAmE -wait/ noun [abbr. MW) a unit for measuring electrical power; one million watts OT, WOT# ( ffetgitS^ft ) mei-osis /mai'ausis; NAmE -'ous-/ noun [u] [biology ft) the division of a cell in two stages that results in four cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the original cell (

-meister /'maista(r)/ combining form (in nouns [informal) a person thought of as skilled at a particular activity or important in a particular field • ft !j ft

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meitnerium /mait'mariam; NAmE -'mr-/ noun [U] [symb Mt) a radioactive chemical element, produced when atoms collide (= crash into each other) ( ft

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mela mine /‘melamiin/ noun [U] a strong hard plastic material, used especially for covering surfaces such as the tops of tables, and for making cups, etc.

melancholia /.melan'kaulia; NAmE -'kou-/ noun [old-fashioned) a mental illness in which the patient is depressed and worried by unnecessary fears melancholic /.melan'knlik;   NAmE -'kail-/ adj.

[old-fashioned or literary) feeling or expressing sadness, especially when the sadness is like an illness      ;

mel an choly /'melankali; -kDli; NAmE-kaili/ noun, adj. m noun [U] [formal) a deep feeling of sadness that lasts for a long time and often cannot be explained ft fP; \fi 3f,: A mood of melancholy descended on us.

2                  adj. very sad or making you feel sadness ( 4 A )

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melancholy thoughts/memories =& I M S 'ft / ifi tZ. 0 The melancholy song died away. melange /mei‘la:n3/ noun (from French, formal) a mixture or variety of different things ; XXvik -

a melange of different cultures ftlWJlfc'ffclftiftft mel anin /'melanm/ noun [u] [technical ft ft) a dark substance in the skin and hair that causes the skin to change colour in the sun’s light H ( ft ) mela noma /.mela'nauma; NAmE -'nouma/ noun [C, U] [medical t£) a type of cancer that appears as a dark spot or tumour on the skin H ) MM; Hi® mela to nin /.mela'taunm; NAmE -'tou-/ noun [U] [biology ft) a hormone that causes changes in skin colour #111

meld /meld/ verb [V, VN] (formal) to combine with sth else; to make sth combine with sth else ( ft ) ill ft, ft

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melee /'melei; NAmE 'meilei/ noun [sing.] (from French) a situation in which a crowd of people are rushing or pushing each other in a confused way '/lift; 'Mift&il A#

mel liflu ous /me'lrfluas/ adj. [formal) (of music or of sb’s voice ftftiftAlft^W) sounding sweet and smooth; very pleasant to listen to  M

mel low /'melao; NAmE -lou/ adj., verb

3                  adj. (mel-low-'er, mellowest) 1 (of colour or sound

ft ft ft) soft, rich and pleasant % fa ft H : mellow autumn colours SAWtfeo Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere,     AT A

2 (of a taste or flavour i^ilft# [ft) smooth and pleasant H ft |$; ft H : a mellow, fruity wine       3 (of people A) calm,

gentle and reasonable because of age or experience fff : Dad’s certainly grown mellower with age.

4 (informal) (of

people A) relaxed, calm and happy, especially after drinking alcohol Jk'ft    ( A*b?@Jp ) :

After two glasses of wine, I was feeling mellow. M ft 13

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4                  verb 1 to become or make sb become less extreme in behaviour, etc., especially as a result of growing older

(       [V] She had mellowed a great deal

since their days at college. A^¥ikMJs , Mj&BTft 0 0 o [VN] A period spent working abroad had done nothing to mellow him.   ft /§ ft Xft J—1£ ft fa], jp ^