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megrim

American  
[mee-grim] / ˈmi grɪm /

noun

  1. megrims, low spirits; the blues.

  2. a whim or caprice.

  3. migraine.

megrim 1 British  
/ ˈmiːɡrɪm /

noun

  1. (often plural) a caprice

  2. a migraine

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megrim 2 British  
/ ˈmiːɡrɪm /

noun

  1. a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food

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Etymology

Origin of megrim

1350–1400; Middle English migrame a type of headache < Middle French migraine (by misreading, in taken as m ); migraine

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