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mega-
(MEG-uh)large or great
Greek for large. A megaphone makes voices large; a megabyte is a million bytes.
prefixGreek
Number & quantityExample words
megaphone
a cone that makes voices louder
megabyte
about a million bytes of data
megalith
a huge stone, often used in ancient monuments
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Grades served: 5, 6
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