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"derived": [
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "you are great, o Lord!; exclamation of surprise, disbelief",
"roman": "mégas eísai Kýrie",
"word": "μέγας είσαι Κύριε"
}
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},
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},
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"3": "*méǵh₂s",
"4": "",
"5": "great"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”)",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mégas",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
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}
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"12": "",
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"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "neuter",
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},
"expansion": "μέγας • (mégas) m (feminine μεγάλη, neuter μέγα)",
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},
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},
"expansion": "μέγας • (mégas) m (feminine μεγάλη, neuter μέγα)",
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}
],
"hyphenation": [
"μέ‧γας"
],
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"lang_code": "el",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"roman": "mégistos",
"word": "μέγιστος"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"roman": "megistopoió",
"word": "μεγιστοποιώ"
}
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{
"ref": "1959 Odysseas Elytis. poem: Άξιον Εστί (To Axion Esti \"It Is Worthy\")",
"text": "ΑΥΤΟΣ\nο κόσμος ο μικρός, ο μέγας!\nAFTOS\no kósmos o mikrós, o mégas!\nTHIS\nthe small world, the great!\nThe Collected Poems of Odysseus Elytis @books.google",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "he is a great legal mind",
"roman": "eínai mégas nomikós",
"text": "είναι μέγας νομικός",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"great, very important"
],
"id": "en-μέγας-el-adj-a0IiUkHX",
"links": [
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"great",
"great"
],
[
"important",
"important"
]
],
"qualifier": "pompous",
"raw_glosses": [
"(formal, pompous) great, very important"
],
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{
"word": "τρανός"
}
],
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
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],
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{
"english": "he is a huge conman",
"roman": "eínai mégas apateón",
"text": "είναι μέγας απατεών",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "big mistake!",
"roman": "méga láthos!",
"text": "μέγα λάθος!",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"great, very important"
],
"id": "en-μέγας-el-adj-a0IiUkHX1",
"links": [
[
"great",
"great"
],
[
"important",
"important"
]
],
"qualifier": "pompous; ironically; ironically",
"raw_glosses": [
"(formal, pompous) great, very important",
"(ironically)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "τρανός"
}
],
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"formal"
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},
{
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Alexander the Great",
"roman": "Mégas Aléxandros / o Aléxandros o Mégas",
"text": "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος / o Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Catherine the Great",
"roman": "Megáli Aikateríni / i Aikateríni i Megáli",
"text": "Μεγάλη Αικατερίνη / η Αικατερίνη η Μεγάλη",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"with capital M → Μέγας (Mégas)"
],
"id": "en-μέγας-el-adj-hPR0jAj8",
"links": [
[
"Μέγας",
"Μέγας#Greek"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(for important places and historical figures): with capital M → Μέγας (Mégas)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"for important places and historical figures"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˈme.ɣas/"
},
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}
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "big, great",
"roman": "megálos",
"tags": [
"common"
],
"word": "μεγάλος"
}
],
"word": "μέγας"
}
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"Greek entries with incorrect language header",
"Greek lemmas",
"Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
"Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
"Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Greek terms with audio links"
],
"derived": [
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"english": "you are great, o Lord!; exclamation of surprise, disbelief",
"roman": "mégas eísai Kýrie",
"word": "μέγας είσαι Κύριε"
}
],
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"3": "μέγας",
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*méǵh₂s",
"4": "",
"5": "great"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”).",
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"form": "mégas",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "μεγάλη",
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"form": "μέγα",
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"neuter"
]
}
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"10": "μέγα",
"11": "",
"12": "",
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"3": "feminine",
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"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "neuter",
"g": "m",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "μέγας • (mégas) m (feminine μεγάλη, neuter μέγα)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"f": "μεγάλη",
"n": "μέγα"
},
"expansion": "μέγας • (mégas) m (feminine μεγάλη, neuter μέγα)",
"name": "el-adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"μέ‧γας"
],
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"lang_code": "el",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"roman": "mégistos",
"word": "μέγιστος"
},
{
"roman": "megistopoió",
"word": "μεγιστοποιώ"
}
],
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"Greek terms with quotations",
"Greek terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"ref": "1959 Odysseas Elytis. poem: Άξιον Εστί (To Axion Esti \"It Is Worthy\")",
"text": "ΑΥΤΟΣ\nο κόσμος ο μικρός, ο μέγας!\nAFTOS\no kósmos o mikrós, o mégas!\nTHIS\nthe small world, the great!\nThe Collected Poems of Odysseus Elytis @books.google",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "he is a great legal mind",
"roman": "eínai mégas nomikós",
"text": "είναι μέγας νομικός",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"great, very important"
],
"links": [
[
"great",
"great"
],
[
"important",
"important"
]
],
"qualifier": "pompous",
"raw_glosses": [
"(formal, pompous) great, very important"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "τρανός"
}
],
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"Greek terms with quotations",
"Greek terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "he is a huge conman",
"roman": "eínai mégas apateón",
"text": "είναι μέγας απατεών",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "big mistake!",
"roman": "méga láthos!",
"text": "μέγα λάθος!",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"great, very important"
],
"links": [
[
"great",
"great"
],
[
"important",
"important"
]
],
"qualifier": "pompous; ironically; ironically",
"raw_glosses": [
"(formal, pompous) great, very important",
"(ironically)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "τρανός"
}
],
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Greek terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Alexander the Great",
"roman": "Mégas Aléxandros / o Aléxandros o Mégas",
"text": "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος / o Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Catherine the Great",
"roman": "Megáli Aikateríni / i Aikateríni i Megáli",
"text": "Μεγάλη Αικατερίνη / η Αικατερίνη η Μεγάλη",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"with capital M → Μέγας (Mégas)"
],
"links": [
[
"Μέγας",
"Μέγας#Greek"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(for important places and historical figures): with capital M → Μέγας (Mégas)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"for important places and historical figures"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˈme.ɣas/"
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/EL-%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%82.ogg",
"text": "Audio"
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"synonyms": [
{
"english": "big, great",
"roman": "megálos",
"tags": [
"common"
],
"word": "μεγάλος"
}
],
"word": "μέγας"
}
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