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I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.
Malcolm Wilson

Meaning of "mega" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEGA

Probably independent use of mega-.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEGA

mega  [ˈmɛɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mega is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MEGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mega in the English dictionary

The definition of mega in the dictionary is extremely good, great, or successful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEGA


beggar
ˈbɛɡə
eggar
ˈɛɡə
egger
ˈɛɡə
legger
ˈlɛɡə
Megger
ˈmɛɡə
squegger
ˈskwɛɡə
Winnipegger
ˈwɪnɪˌpɛɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEGA

meg
megabar
megabit
megabuck
megabyte
megacephalic
megacephalous
megacephaly
megachurch
megacities
megacity
megacorporation
megacurie
megacycle
megadeal
megadeath
megadose
megadyne
Megaera
megafarad

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEGA

alpha and omega
bodega
bottega
fanega
Lope de Vega
omega
Onega
Ortega
senega
telega
Vega

Synonyms and antonyms of mega in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mega» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEGA

Find out the translation of mega to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mega from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mega» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

许多
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mega
570 millions of speakers

English

mega
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेगा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَبِيرٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отличный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mega
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেগা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mega
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mega
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

とても大きい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거대한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mega
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cực kỳ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெகா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mega
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mega
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mega
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мега-
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mega
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεράστιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mega
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gigantisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mega

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGA»

The term «mega» is very widely used and occupies the 3.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mega» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mega» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mega

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9 QUOTES WITH «MEGA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mega.
1
Rebecca Black
I grew up being the girl who would always tune in to watch famous people talk about their careers, how they handled scandals and mega fame. I'm trying to pick up tips.
2
Henry Giroux
Policy is no longer being written by politicians accountable to the American public. Instead, policies concerning the defense budget, deregulation, health care, public transportation, job training programs, and a host of other crucial areas are now largely written by lobbyists who represent mega corporations.
3
Colin Hanks
Keep in my mind my dad didn't become a huge, huge mega actor until I was halfway through high school - so right around the time he's going through his big renaissance is right when I'm starting to do my high school revolting.
4
Shalom Harlow
When I started coming to do shows in New York, New York had a pretty electric energy then. It was the early-nineties, and there was a lot of really fun theatrical types that were designing, and so the runway kind of became this stage for all of these mega model personalities to flaunt their stuff.
5
Jessie J
My style is ghetto chic. I love tacky jewelry, mega heels, high-waisted shorts, catsuits.
6
Steve Kanaly
When a show becomes a mega hit internationally, you lose a lot of privacy, you become a hider. It's not a human condition we are exposed to very often.
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James Mercer
We played a festival in Ireland once, and in the middle of 'New Slang,' the Scissor Sisters kicked in across the field on this mega stage. It was a little distracting. It was hard to keep track of what I was supposed to sing.
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Juice Newton
I'm really fortunate that I've had some mega hits.
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Malcolm Wilson
I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEGA»

Discover the use of mega in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mega and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events
This insightful new Handbook addresses a number of central questions, including: How are host cities selected and under what economic conditions? How are these events organized, and how is local resistance overcome?
Wolfgang Maennig, Andrew S. Zimbalist, 2012
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Decision-making on Mega-projects: Cost-benefit Analysis, ...
This volume is a major source of information and reference. It provides the reader with unique insights and caveats in mega-projects planning.
Hugo Priemus, Bent Flyvbjerg, Bert van Wee, 2008
3
Mega-projects: The Changing Politics of Urban Public Investment
In Mega-Projects, Alan A. Altshuler and David E. Luberoff examine the forces that gave rise to a great wave of urban mega-projects in the 1950s and 1960s, that broke this wave in the years around 1970, and that have shaped a new generation ...
Alan A. Altshuler, David Luberoff, 2003
4
Olympic Dreams: The Impact of Mega-events on Local Politics
Investigating local politics in three U.S. cities - Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Salt Lake City - as they vied for the role of Olympic host, this book provides a compelling narrative of the evolving political economy of modern mega-events.
Matthew Burbank, Gregory Andranovich, Charles H. Heying, 2001
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Mega Gifts: Who Gives Them, who Gets Them?
Jerold Panas, the "800 pound gorilla in the field," explores with a host of notable figures, the motives and pressures that drive men and women to make philanthropic gifts of consequential size.
Jerold Panas, 2005
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Mega-urban Regions in Pacific Asia: Urban Dynamics in a ...
Southeast Asia contains four urban conglomerates of the sort that this study characterizes as Mega-Urban Regions - Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh. These locations are examined in this book, along with Taipei and Shanghai.
Gavin W. Jones, Mike Douglass, 2008
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New Mega Trends: Implications for our Future Lives
New Mega Trends will give you the tools to not only identify and evaluate these game-changing trends, but also help you to translate them into market opportunities for your everyday business and personal life. • How will we travel to work ...
Sarwant Singh, 2012
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Mega-universities and Knowledge Media: Technology Strategies ...
Sir John Daniel discusses the changing role of distance education within the wider enterprise of education and training and how to gain a competitive advantage.
John S. Daniel, 1998
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Mega Life
With Western populations changing so drastically, the world as we know it is transforming before our very eyes. This book explains why there hasn't been a grand psychological theory of aging for over 50 years and formulates a.
Ben Shaul, 2012
10
Mega Mergers and Acquisitions: Case Studies from Key Industries
Using case studies to discuss mega mergers and acquisitions in terms of value, this volume analyses a variety of different industry sectors such as pharmacy, technology, telecommunications, media and entertainment, electrical and ...
B Rajesh Kumar, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mega is used in the context of the following news items.
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
(twenty, thirty, sixty-two, sixty-five, seventy-four; Mega Ball: one). Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
EAA AirVenture sky-dive team plans record mega-formation
EAA AirVenture sky-dive team plans record mega-formation. If all goes according to plan, 108 people will conduct a carefully choreographed ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Mega-mergers Return, but Will the Pace Last?
2015 seems to be shaping up as the year of the mega-merger. Indeed, for many corporations, mergers and acquisitions are in the ... «Knowledge@Wharton, Jul 15»
4
Magic Johnson's Mega-Yacht -- $500k-Per-Week (Insane Update)
You know that INSANE mega-yacht Magic Johnson's been cruising on during his fancy European vacation??? It rents for more than $500k ... «TMZ.com, Jul 15»
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Some say Apostle Paul was sexist, but this mainline mega-pastor …
Pastor of America's most influential mainline Protestant church wants Christians to give the Apostle Paul a second look. “Paul gives us an ... «Religion News Service, Jul 15»
6
Mega Buzz: Crowley Lives and Sam Sees a Familiar Face on …
The King of Hell will return! Last season's Supernatural cliff-hanger left the fate of Crowley (Mark Sheppard) up in the air when Castiel (Misha ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
7
Mega Co-op East's bank branch to close
The branch location inside of Mega Co-op East, 1201 S. Hastings Way, will be part of consolidation efforts that Associated Bank announced on ... «Leader-Telegram, Jul 15»
8
Government gives final approval to set up 13 mega food parks
NEW DELHI: The government has given final approval to 13 proposals for setting up of mega food parks in various parts of the country ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
9
Turkey-funded mega-mosque in Bucharest sparks resistance
A protest group "We don't want a mega-mosque in Bucharest" has exploded with over 12,000 likes on Facebook, organised by far-right group ... «EUobserver, Jul 15»
10
Stunning mega mansion pictures show how the rich live - and they …
And the good news is if you fancy snapping yourself up a mega mansion, the prices have dropped by millions. The Russian homes have fallen ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

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