megadeath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare.
The deaths of a very large number of people; a massacre, a slaughter.

/ˈmɛɡədɛθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-megadeath.wav /ˈmɛɡəˌdɛθ/

megadeath megadeaths

PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘one million; very large, great’) + death.

megacorpse

megadestruction megaton

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