2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mal-  \Mal-\ 
  A  prefix  in  composition  denoting  ill,or  evil,  F.  male,  adv., 
  fr  malus,  bad  ill.  In  some  words  it  has  the  form  male-,  as 
  in  malediction,  malevolent.  See  {Malice}. 
 
  Note:  The  formmale-  is  chiefly  used  in  cases  where  the  c, 
  either  alone  or  with  other  letters,  is  pronounced  as  a 
  separate  syllable,  as  in  malediction,  malefactor, 
  maleficent,  etc  Where  this  is  not  the  case,  as  in 
  malfeasance  or  male-feasance,  malformation  or 
  male-formation,  etc.,  as  also  where  the  word  to  which 
  it  is  prefixed  commences  with  a  vowel,  as  in 
  maladministration,  etc.,  the  form  malis  to  be 
  preferred,  and  is  the  one  commonly  employed. 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  MAL 
 
  {Micro  Assembly  Language} 
 
 

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