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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 39, we learnt about the prefixes Mal and Male. Mal; Male represent the meanings bad; not correct and ill. Today we shall see the prefixes mega and megalo. Happy Reading :)
Day 40 : Mega; Megalo
- mega, megalo - great; large
Let's try to understand this with some examples
- megaphone (noun) = a device for magnifying sound
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- mega - Prefix = large
- phone - Root = sound; voice
- megalopolis (noun) = a very large city where a great number of people live
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- megalo - Prefix = great
- polis - Root = city
Let's have a look at some more words with mega, megalo prefixes, for better understanding.
- Megabit = a unit of computer memory
- Megadont = having large teeth
- Megadynamics = mechanics of the major earth movements
- Megafog = instrument to give directions to befogged ships
- Megalith = a large stone that forms a prehistoric monument
- Megalomania = an unnaturally strong wish for power and control
- Megalophonous = having a loud voice
- Megalophthalmus = having large eyes
- Megalopolis = avery large city
- Megalosaurus = a carnivorous dinosaur
- Megaloscope = an endoscope with an apparatus for magnifying
- Megameter = instrument for observing the stars in order to determine longitude
- Megaphone = a device for magnifying sound
- Megapod = large footed
- Megaprosopous = disease characterized by a large face
- Megascopic = enlarged; visible to the naked eye
- Megastore = a very large shop
- Megatherm = any plant which requires great head and abundant moisture for growth
- Megaton = a unit of explosive power chiefly used for nuclear weapons, equivalent to one million tons of TNT
- Megawatt = a unit for mesaruring electrical power, equal to one million watts
Home Work :
Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.
- -clud
- -drome
- -fer
- -err
b. to make a mistake
c. to shut
d. do bear
Shraboni Chakraborty
Asstt. Professor
English and Foreign Languages University,
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