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mal-

 
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a combining form meaning “bad,” “wrongful,” “ill,” occurring originally in loanwords from French (malapert); on this model, used in the formation of other words (malfunction; malcontent).
Compare male-.

Origin:
ME < OF, repr. mal adv. (< L male badly, ill) and adj. (< L malus bad)

Mal.

 
1. Malachi.
2. Malayan.
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Word Origin & History

mal- 
prefix meaning "bad, badly, ill," from Fr., from O.Fr. mal "evil, ill, wrong, wrongly," from L. male (adv.) "badly," or malus (adj.) "bad, evil" (fem. mala, neut. malum), of unknown origin, perhaps related to Avestan mairiia "treacherous." Most Mod.Eng. words with this prefix are 19c. coinages (malnutrition, malodorous, etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mal
Pronunciation: 'mäl, 'mal
Function: noun
: DISEASE, SICKNESS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

mal (māl, mäl)
n.
A disease or disorder.

mal- pref.

  1. Bad; badly: malpractice.

  2. Abnormal; abnormally: malformation.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

MAL
Micro Assembly Language

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MAL
Malaysia (international vehicle ID)
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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