"megadeath" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛɡədɛθ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛɡəˌdɛθ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-megadeath.wav Forms: megadeaths [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘one million; very large, great’) + death. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|méǵh₂s}} PIE word *méǵh₂s, {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰew-|id=die}}, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{affix|en|mega-|death|pos1=prefix meaning ‘one million; very large, great’}} mega- (prefix meaning ‘one million; very large, great’) + death Head templates: {{en-noun}} megadeath (plural megadeaths)
  1. One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare. Synonyms: megacorpse Translations (one million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare): megamort (Catalan), megadode [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), miljoona kuollutta (Finnish), Megatote [plural] (German), megamorte [feminine] (Portuguese), мегасмерть (megasmertʹ) [feminine] (Russian), megamuerte (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-megadeath-en-noun-YO9OELNm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Death, Nuclear warfare, Units of measure, Violence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Death: 63 37 Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 92 8 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 87 13 Disambiguation of Violence: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'one million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare': 96 4
  2. (loosely) The deaths of a very large number of people; a massacre, a slaughter. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-megadeath-en-noun-3ZjznQdx Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: megadestruction, megaton

Inflected forms

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