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bout, competition, contest, event, game, match, tournament—more at GAME

3meet adjective : precisely adapted to a particular situation, need, or circumstance : SUITABLE, PROPER

Synonyms

applicable, appropriate, apt, felicitous, fit, fitting, good, happy, proper, right, suitable—more at FIT

meet·ing noun 1 : the act or process of coming together : ASSEMBLY

2 : a point where things come together

Synonyms

[1] assembly, conference, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, huddle, powwow, seminar; also caucus, conclave, synod; demonstration, rally; conversation, dialogue, discourse, discussion, palaver, talk; negotiation, parley; audience, interview, session

[2] confluence, conjunction, convergence—more at CONVERGENCE

meet·ing·house noun : a building for public assembly and esp. for Protestant worship

meg noun : MEGABYTE

mega- or meg- combining form 1 : great : large

2 : million

mega·byte noun : 1024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes; also : one million bytes

mega·cy·cle noun : MEGAHERTZ

mega·death noun : one million deaths — used as a unit in reference to nuclear warfare

mega·hertz noun : a unit of frequency equal to one million hertz

mega·lith noun : a large stone used in prehistoric monuments

— mega·lith·ic adjective

meg·a·lo·ma·nia noun : a mental disorder marked by feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur

— meg·a·lo·ma·ni·ac adjective or noun

meg·a·lop·o·lis noun : a very large urban unit

mega·phone noun : a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice

— megaphone verb

mega·pix·el noun : one million pixels

mega·plex noun : a cineplex having usu. at least 16 movie theaters

mega·ton noun : an explosive force equivalent to that of one million tons of TNT

mega·vi·ta·min adjective : relating to or consisting of very large doses of vitamins

— mega·vi·ta·mins noun plural

mei·o·sis noun : a process of cell division in gamete-producing cells in which the number of chromosomes is reduced to one half

— mei·ot·ic adjective

meit·ner·i·um noun : an artificially produced radioactive chemical element

mel·an·cho·lia noun : a mental condition marked by extreme depression often with delusions

mel·an·chol·ic adjective 1 : DEPRESSED

2 : of or relating to melancholia

1melancholy noun, plural -chol·ies [ORIGIN: ME malencolie, fr. AF, fr. LL melancholia, fr. Gk, fr. melan-, melas black + cholē bile; so called fr. the former belief that it was caused by an excess of black bile]

: depression of spirits : DEJECTION

— melancholy adjective

Synonyms

blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despondency, doldrums, dumps, forlornness, gloom, heartsickness, sadness—more at SADNESS

2melancholy adjective 1 a : suggestive or expressive of melancholy

b : causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind or spirit

2 a : depressed in spirits

b : musingly or dreamily thoughtful

Synonyms

[1b] depressing, dismal, dreary, heartbreaking, pathetic, sad, sorry, tearful—more at SAD

[2a] blue, depressed, down, downcast, glum, low, sad, unhappy

Mel·a·ne·sian noun : a member of the dominant native group of the Pacific island grouping of Melanesia

— Melanesian adjective

mé·lange noun : a mixture esp. of incongruous elements

Synonyms

assortment, medley, miscellany, potpourri, variety

mel·a·nin noun : any of various dark brown pigments of animal or plant structures (as skin or hair)

mel·a·nism noun : an increased amount of black or nearly black pigmentation

mel·a·no·ma noun, plural -mas also -ma·ta : a usu. malignant tumor containing dark pigment

1meld verb : to show or announce for a score in a card game

2meld noun : a card or combination of cards that is or can be melded

me·lee noun [ORIGIN: F mêlée]

: a confused struggle

Synonyms

brawl, fracas, fray, free-for-all, row—more at BRAWL

me·lio·rate verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing : to make or grow better : AMELIORATE