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megrim
me·grim
/
ˈmi
grɪm
/
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mee
-grim
]
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noun
1.
megrims,
low spirits; the blues.
2.
a whim or caprice.
3.
migraine
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
migrame
a type of headache <
Middle French
migraine
(by misreading,
in
taken as
m
); see
migraine
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megrim
1
(ˈmiːɡrɪm)
—
n
1.
(
often plural
) a caprice
2.
a migraine
[C14: see
migraine
]
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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megrim
2
(ˈmiːɡrɪm)
—
n
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
[C19: of uncertain origin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
megrim
see
migraine
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
megrim
me·grim (mē'grĭm)
n.
See
migraine
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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