Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [meg-er-uh]
- /ˈmɛg ər ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [meg-er-uh]
- /ˈmɛg ər ə/
Definitions of megara word
- noun megara a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris. 1
- noun megara Classical Mythology. a daughter of Creon whose children were slain by her husband, Hercules, in a fit of madness. 1
- noun plural megara a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments. 1
- noun megara Plural form of megaron. 1
- noun megara a town in E central Greece: an ancient trading city, founding many colonies in the 7th and 8th centuries bc. Pop (municipality): 27 252 (2001) 0
- noun megara city on the Isthmus of Corinth, central Greece: capital of ancient Megaris: pop. 27,000 0
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Origin of megara
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80, megaron is from the Greek word mégaron (in Homer) the principal living quarters of a palace
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Parts of speech for Megara
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megara popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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