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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKill-the-Fatted-Calf
To prepare a feast or celebration in honor of someone, especially after a long absence.
Kinar
The edge, margin, border, or shore of a body of water or land.
Macracellular
Relating to or consisting of structures on a scale larger than that of individual cells.
Magocracy
A government or state ruled by sorcerers, wizards, or practitioners of magic.
Mahdi
In Islamic eschatology, a messianic figure who is believed to appear at the end times to rid the world of evil and injustice.
Major-domo
A man who is the chief steward or butler of a large household, palace, or estate.
Malediction
A curse or the utterance of a curse.
Manducation
The act of chewing or eating.
Mastrucation
The act of wearing or dressing in a rough fur garment or rough-hewn animal skin cloak.
Matronymic
A name derived from the name of one's mother.
Mediastinum
The central compartment of the thoracic cavity situated between the pleural sacs containing the heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, and major nerves.
Megalomania
Obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others, often accompanied by delusions of grandeur and self-importance.