megadeath

meg·a·death

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meg-uh-deth]
- /ˈmɛg əˌdɛθ/
- /ˈme.ɡə.deθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meg-uh-deth]
- /ˈmɛg əˌdɛθ/

Definitions of megadeath word

noun megadeath a unit of one million deaths: used in estimating or predicting the fatalities that would occur in a nuclear war. 1
noun megadeath A unit used in quantifying the casualties of nuclear war, equal to the deaths of one million people. 1
noun megadeath the death of a million people, esp in a nuclear war or attack 0
noun megadeath one million dead persons: a unit in computing the hypothetical victims of a nuclear explosion 0

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Origin of megadeath

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; mega- + death

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Parts of speech for Megadeath

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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megadeath popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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