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megrim

/ˈmiːɡɹɪm/

megrim noun: a headache; a migraine.

Noun (1)

megrim (plural megrims)

  1. (archaic) A headache; a migraine.
  2. (archaic) A fancy, a whim, a caprice.
  3. (in plural) See megrims (“depression; any of various diseases of animals”).
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:megrim.

Noun (2)

megrim (plural megrims)

  1. A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).
    • MEGRIM (LEPIDORHOMBUS WHIFFIAGONIS)[…]NOTE: In Ireland,this species is often called "witch", a name that properly belongs to the craigfluke, Glyptocephalus cynaglossus, which is a right-handed flatfish. Both species are marketed as "white sole."2016, http://specimenfish.ie/irish-record-fish/marine-species/megrim-lepidorhombus-whiffiagonis/

megrim meaning in Tamil

megrim in Tamil

ஒற்றைத்தலைவலி, மனப்போக்கு, கற்பனை, எண்ணம், தாழ்வான மனநிலை

Synonyms of megrim

All synonyms of megrim

Forms of megrim

pluralmegrims

Origin of megrim

Borrowed from Middle French migraigne, semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin hēmicrānia (“pain in one half of the head”), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrāníă), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “hemi-, half”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”) (whence also English cranium). Doublet of migraine and hemicrania.

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Words formed from megrim

Questions about megrim

What does megrim mean?
Megrim means a headache; a migraine.
What is megrim in Tamil?
Megrim in Tamil is ஒற்றைத்தலைவலி, மனப்போக்கு, கற்பனை. See Megrim meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is megrim?
Megrim is a noun.
How do you pronounce megrim?
Megrim is pronounced /ˈmiːɡɹɪm/ (UK).
What is the plural of megrim?
The plural of megrim is megrims.

Words near megrim in the dictionary

  1. Megrelia
  2. Megrelian
  3. Megrelians
  4. Megrels
  5. Megrez
  6. megrim
  7. megrimish
  8. megrims
  9. megrivirus
  10. megriviruses
  11. megs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: megrim (page history and authors); megrim (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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