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Dutch
Etymology
From mega- (“mega-, SI prefix for a factor one million”) + dode (“death, dead person, fatality”), calque of English megadeath.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.ɣaːˌdoː.də/
- Hyphenation: me‧ga‧do‧de
Noun
megadode m or f (plural megadoden)
- megadeath (one million deaths, esp. in the context of nuclear war)
1967, De Nieuwe stem, volume 22, page 227:Hij refereert aan Marx' oproep tot de proletariërs van alle landen: ”Megadoden aller landen, verenigt u”.- He refers to Marx's appeal to the proletarians of all countries: "Megadeaths of all countries, unite."
2005, De gids, page 653:De megadode, enkelvoud, bracht de illusie van de voerbare kernoorlog weer in het discours.- The megadeath, singular, brought the illusion of a wageable nuclear war back into the discourse.