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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 magniloquent Using pompous speech; speaking with deliberately long or esoteric words. magniloquous magniloquent magnitudinal Relating to magnitude magnitudinous Having (great) magnitude magnoperate To magnify the greatness of (someone or something); to exalt. magnorder A taxon one rank above a superorder, and below gigaorder or a class. A magnorder is the highest taxonomic ranking of order. magnum opus A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece. magnus annus A cycle of years that ends in a final death, conflagration, apocalypse, or the like, and the cycle begins again with a rebirth. Mahometus A male given name from Latin [in turn from Arabic]. majorate To augment; to increase. majusculae capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier make position To cause a syllable that contains a short vowel to scan as metrically long (heavy) instead of metrically short (light) by being positioned immediately after it, without affecting the length of the vowel itself. malacia Abnormal softening of organs or tissues of the human body. malacissation The act of making soft or supple. mala fide In bad faith. malafide In bad faith. malagma A cataplasm. malaxate to soften, especially by kneading with the hands malaxation The act of softening a mass by malaxating. maledicent Reproachful in speech. maledicta Profane or blasphemous language. malefaction A crime, an offense, an evil deed. malefacture An act of doing evil; a criminal act; malefaction, maleficence. malefit A detriment or disadvantage maleic acid an unsaturated organic dicarboxylic acid, cis-butenedioic acid; HOOCCH=CHCOOH, the geometric isomer of fumaric acid; it is found in unripe fruit, and is used industrially in the production of polyester resins male member Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see male, member. malignance malignancy malleation The act or process of malleating (beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal) mallein A protein fraction obtained from Burkholderia mallei, used in testing for glanders. malo animo Ill intent. maltha A thick mineral pitch. maltheism The belief that further to any deity's existence being rejected, the low evaluation of their properties would result in them not being worthy of worship. malum in se A wrong in itself; that which is injurious in its consequence. malus genius An evil spirit or angel, seen as influencing a person's decisions in a malevolent way. malvaceous Of or pertaining to plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. mamilla The small projection of a mammary gland; a nipple. mammae erraticae Supernumerary breasts. mammiform Shaped like a breast. mammilla The nipple. mammo- relating to the mammary organs (mammary glands, breasts, udders, and dugs), or to females manation The act of emanation or flowing out. -mancy Divination. Mandaean Of or relating to Mandaeans. Mandaic Synonym of Mandaean. mandaism An idiom or other feature borrowed from Mandaic. manducate To chew (something); to masticate. mangonize To make (something) appear more attractive or appealing. mania a potu Madness caused by alcohol intoxication. manicate Covered with hairs or pubescence so interwoven as to form a mass easily removed. Manichaeus Mani (founder of Manichaeism) Manichaic Synonym of Manichaean manichord A clavichord. manicule A symbol resembling a hand with the index finger extended, used to draw attention to or indicate something. maniform Having the form of a hand. manipular of or relating to a maniple (Roman army division) man is a wolf to man Humans are often cruel, predatory, and inhumane towards each other. mansuete tame; gentle mansuetudinous Of, pertaining to, or characterized by mansuetude; mild; meek; gentle. -mantic Forms adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy. mantum The mantle worn by the pope, which is very similar to a cope, but longer and fastened in the front by an elaborate morse. manuable Easily handled or carried. manualiter Of organ music requiring the use of the manuals only. manuary Manual; involving (skills using) the hands. manubial Taken as or relating to the spoils of war; funded from the spoils of war (especially in the Roman Empire). manubiary Pertaining to the spoils of war. manubrium The broad, upper part of the sternum. manuductor The chief novice in an order. manu militari With military aid. manumotor A small wheeled vehicle, similar to a velocipede but powered by the seated occupant's arms. manuport A natural (not man-made) object of an excavation site, which was originally brought into the site by humans. manustupration Synonym of masturbation. manutenency maintenance manutergium manuterge mappa mundi A medieval European map of the world. mappemonde A medieval map of the known or imagined world. marasmus senilis progressive atrophy of the aged marcescent Withered, but still attached. marcid lean, withered. Marcomanni an ancient Germanic tribe. marco polo A renowned traveler. marcour The state of withering or wasting; leanness; loss of flesh. mare clausum A body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea. margaritiferous Producing pearls. margaritomancy Divination by pearls. marginate With a well marked edge or margin. Mariavite Of or relating to the Mariavite Church. marigenous Produced in or by the sea. marigraph A device used to measure tidal levels. marisca A hemorrhoid. mariticide The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife. marmoraceous Containing, or similar to, marble. marmorate variegated like marble; marbly marmoration A covering, casing or encrusting of marble marmoreal Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike. marmorean marmoreal. marmoric Of, or pertaining to, marble. marmorosis The metamorphosis of limestone into marble. marograph An instrument for measuring the tides. Marsi An ancient tribe who inhabited a region in central Italy, around the basin of the lake Fucinus. Marsica A historical region of Italy, around Avezzano in Abruzzo