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Is megacity a word? No. If the word existed at all, it would be megapolis.

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According to the American Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the hypenated word mega-city came into (American) usage in 1967 as an alternative for megapolis. The suffix mega- means large and is derived from the Greek megas meaning great. The element -city is of course from Latin, which makes mega-city a hybrid monstro-city of pompo-city to be avoided by all careful speakers. Furthermore, it must be said that Merriam-Webster is not all that highly regarded a name among those who really love this stuff.

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