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mal |
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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