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meg

1 American  
Electricity.
  1. megohm; megohms.


meg 2 American  
[meg] / mɛg /

noun

  1. a megabyte.


Meg 3 American  
[meg] / mɛg /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Margaret.


MEG 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. magnetoencephalogram.


meg British  
/ mɛɡ /

noun

  1. informal short for megabyte

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of meg

First recorded in 1980–85; by shortening


Example Sentences

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“Molly has been searching for a meg because she knows how big they can be, and also how rare they are,” her mother, Alicia Sampson, said in an email to The Washington Post.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023

Perhaps the only thing that can compete with a T. rex is a Carcharocles megalodon, the ancient and extinct shark known as the megalodon, or the meg.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2019

We are setting up an ID photo station for our community and the webcams, even the good ones, don’t even get to 1 meg.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2018

The White House occasionally sends out for green and white agnolotti and nut meg sauce.

From Time Magazine Archive

I still felt kind of bad about it, because we made a big mess, and Violet was completely meg blushing, but at least we didn’t get like shoved into orbit on cybergumeys or something.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

The company said it would update its strategy in December, giving new Chief Executive Meg O’Neill her first opportunity to outline her vision to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Our performance has fallen short,” said Executive Chair Meg Whitman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Tuesday's screening was attended by celebrities including Zach Cregger, Hannah Einbinder, Meg Stalter, Aziz Ansari and Hasan Piker, and during a discussion afterward the directors described their experience as "really sad and hard at times."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The world that Meg created, I find to be so vibrant and intoxicating and delicious,” Bareilles gushed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I think it was so splendid in Father to go as chaplain when he was too old to be drafted, and not strong enough for a soldier,” said Meg warmly.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

The deal comes about a year after Cenovus’ takeover of MEG Energy, and continues the trend of solidifying its position in Alberta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Strathcona said it believes an improved offer for MEG would be impractical given the MEG board’s ability to continuously extend the Cenovus meeting date and allow Cenovus to purchase and vote additional shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Currently, MEG requires a magnetically shielded room for operation.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

Achieving MEG that works in normal environments, without the need for magnetic shielding, is a major goal.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

MEG and her lit-tle sis-ter Bell went for a walk in the mea-dow.

From My Treasure by Thomas W. Handford

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