adj
Meaning 1
Extremely large-scale
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megascale
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noun
Meaning 2
A very large scale used, for example, in astronomy
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Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh2 Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English megascale From mega- + scale.
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- Italian: megascala — Translations