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mega-annum

/ˌmɛɡəˈænəm/

mega-annum noun: synonym of megayear: a period of 1 million years.

Noun

mega-annum (plural mega-annums or mega-anna)

  1. Synonym of megayear: a period of 1 million years.
    • Holonyms: petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond
    • Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year <...
    Synonyms:
    megayear

Synonyms of mega-annum

Forms of mega-annum

pluralmega-annums
pluralmega-anna

Origin of mega-annum

From mega- + annum.

Questions about mega-annum

What does mega-annum mean?
Mega-annum means synonym of megayear: a period of 1 million years.
What part of speech is mega-annum?
Mega-annum is a noun.
How do you pronounce mega-annum?
Mega-annum is pronounced /ˌmɛɡəˈænəm/.
What is the plural of mega-annum?
The plural of mega-annum is mega-annums.

Words near mega-annum in the dictionary

  1. mega structures
  2. mega-
  3. mega-amp
  4. mega-amps
  5. mega-anna
  6. mega-annum
  7. mega-annums
  8. mega-becquerel
  9. mega-buck
  10. mega-bucks
  11. mega-cap

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