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mawlamyine
nounC2+ (Extremely Low)
/ˌmɔːlmaɪˈjɪn/The fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), located in the southern part of the country.
mawlid
nounVery low frequency (Specialist/Context-specific)
/ˈmaʊlɪd/The observance of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad in Islam.
mawson
nounVery Low
/ˈmɔːs(ə)n/A proper noun, most commonly recognized as a surname. The most famous bearer was Sir Douglas Mawson (1882–1958), a prominent British-Australian geologist, explorer of Antarctica, and academic.
max
adjectiveadverbnounB1
/mæks/The maximum possible amount, quantity, or degree; the upper limit.
max muller
nounC2
/ˌmæks ˈmʊlə/A proper noun referring to a specific 19th-century German-born British scholar and philologist.
max out
verbB2
/ˌmæks ˈaʊt/to reach the maximum limit or capacity of something.
maxi
adjectivenounB2
/ˈmæk.si/Very large in size, scope, or scale; being a larger, longest, or most comprehensive version.
maxilla
nounLow
/makˈsɪlə/The upper jawbone, particularly in vertebrates.
maxillary
adjectivenounC2
/makˈsɪləri/Relating to the upper jawbone (maxilla).
maxilliped
nounC2
/makˈsɪlɪpɛd/One of the paired appendages located behind the mouthparts in crustaceans, used primarily for feeding or sometimes for locomotion or sensory purposes.
maxim
nounC1
/ˈmæk.sɪm/A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
maxim gun
nounC2
/ˈmæksɪm ɡʌn/A fully automatic, recoil-operated, water-cooled machine gun, the first true self-powered machine gun, invented by Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884.
maxima
nounC1
/ˈmæk.sɪ.mə/The plural form of 'maximum'; the greatest possible amount, quantity, or degree that has been recorded or can be achieved.
maximal ideal
nounC2
/ˈmæk.sɪ.məl aɪˈdɪəl/A special type of subring in ring theory (a branch of abstract algebra) that is as large as possible while still not being the whole ring itself. Formally, it is an ideal (other than the ring itself) that is not contained in any larger proper ideal.
maximalist
nounLow
/ˈmæksɪməlɪst/A person or philosophy advocating for the most extensive or complete approach possible, often favouring abundance, excess, or extreme measures.
maximilian
nounC1
/ˌmæk.sɪˈmɪl.i.ən/A male given name of Latin origin, meaning "the greatest".
maximilian armor
nounVery Low
/ˌmæk.sɪˈmɪl.i.ən ˈɑː.mə/A specific style of plate armor developed during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (late 15th–early 16th century), characterized by fluted surfaces for strength and decoration.
maximilian i
nounLow
/ˌmæk.sɪˈmɪl.i.ən ðə ˈfɜːst/A given name and historical title, most famously referring to two Holy Roman Emperors.
maximilian ii
nounLow
/ˌmæk.sɪˈmɪl.i.ən ðə ˈsek.ənd/A historical figure's name, specifically referring to two Holy Roman Emperors of the Habsburg dynasty.
maximin
nounLow
/ˈmæksɪmɪn/In decision theory and game theory, the strategy that aims to maximize the minimum possible gain or payoff.

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