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mal en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
(Southern-England) audio /mæl/ Etymology Borrowed from French mal (“illness”). Doublet of malus.
Meanings
(qualifier:only in set phrases) illness, affliction.
Forms
Deriveds
mal de mer · grand mal · mal du Suisse · petit mal
Relateds
malice · malicious · Mal · malum · malfunction · malus
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mal en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
(Southern-England) audio /mæl/ Etymology Clipping of malibu.
Meanings
A longboard (type of surfboard).
Forms
Deriveds
mini-mal
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mal en · NOUN · etymology 3
Pronunciation
(Southern-England) audio /mæl/ Etymology Clipping of malleolus.
Meanings
(informal) A malleolus.
Forms
Deriveds
medial mal · lateral mal · posterior mal
Relateds
med mal (etymologically unrelated terms containing "mal") · mal mariée (etymologically unrelated terms containing "mal") · honi soit qui mal y pense (etymologically unrelated terms containing "mal")
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