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mega-
(MEG-uh)large or great
Greek for large. A megaphone makes voices large; a megabyte is a million bytes.
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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
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
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