Madagascan
         adj 1: of or relating to Madagascar or its people; "Madagascan
                  pepper"
         n 1: a native or inhabitant of Madagascar

English Dictionary: match game	by the DICT Development Group
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Madagascar n a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 Synonym(s): Madagascar, Republic of Madagascar, Malagasy Republic an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world
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Madagascar cat n small lemur having its tail barred with black [syn: Madagascar cat, ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta]
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Madagascar franc n the basic unit of money in Madagascar
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Madagascar jasmine n twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions Synonym(s): Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Stephanotis floribunda
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Madagascar pepper n climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam Synonym(s): pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum
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Madagascar periwinkle n commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers Synonym(s): periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea
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Madagascar plum n small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums Synonym(s): governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica
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match game n an international championship match [syn: test match, match game, matched game]
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matchstick n a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
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Matteuccia struthiopteris n tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes Synonym(s): ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris
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meadow saxifrage n rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe Synonym(s): meadow saxifrage, fair-maids-of- France, Saxifraga granulata
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Medicago n a genus of herbs that resemble clover [syn: Medicago, genus Medicago]
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Medicago arborea n evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods Synonym(s): moon trefoil, Medicago arborea
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Medicago echinus n an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots Synonym(s): Calvary clover, Medicago intertexta, Medicago echinus
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Medicago falcata n European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods Synonym(s): sickle alfalfa, sickle lucerne, sickle medick, Medicago falcata
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Medicago intertexta n an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots Synonym(s): Calvary clover, Medicago intertexta, Medicago echinus
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Medicago lupulina n prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America Synonym(s): black medick, hop clover, yellow trefoil, nonesuch clover, Medicago lupulina
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Medicago sativa n important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop Synonym(s): alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa
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medusa's head n African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches Synonym(s): medusa's head, Euphorbia medusae, Euphorbia caput-medusae weedy rye grass having long bristling awns Synonym(s): medusa's head, Elymus caput-medusae
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metacyesis n pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus Synonym(s): ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine pregnancy, ectopic gestation, extrauterine gestation, eccyesis, metacyesis
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metasequoia n large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China Synonym(s): metasequoia, dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
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Metasequoia glyptostrodoides n large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China Synonym(s): metasequoia, dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
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mid-August n the middle part of August
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mid-sixties n the time of life between 60 and 70 [syn: sixties, {mid- sixties}]
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midsection n the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" Synonym(s): middle, midriff, midsection
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mitosis n cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
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mot juste n the appropriate word or expression
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mutchkin n a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint
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mythicise v interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories" Synonym(s): mythicize, mythicise make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66" Synonym(s): mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise Antonym(s): demythologise, demythologize
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mythicize v interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories" Synonym(s): mythicize, mythicise make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66" Synonym(s): mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise Antonym(s): demythologise, demythologize
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madecass \Mad"e*cass\, Madecassee \Mad`e*cas"see\, n.       A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee; the       language of the natives of Madagascar. See {Malagasy}.
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Madecass \Mad"e*cass\, Madecassee \Mad`e*cas"see\, n.       A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee; the       language of the natives of Madagascar. See {Malagasy}.
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Madecassee \Mad`e*cas"see\, a.       Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants.
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Madegassy \Mad`e*gas"sy\, n. & a.       See {Madecassee}.
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Mattages \Mat`ta*ges"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also {matagasse}. [Prov.       Eng.]
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Matagasse \Mat`a*gasse"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also {mattages}. [Prov.       Eng.]
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Mattages \Mat`ta*ges"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also {matagasse}. [Prov.       Eng.]
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Matagasse \Mat`a*gasse"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also {mattages}. [Prov.       Eng.]
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Match game \Match game\       A game arranged as a test of superiority; also, one of a       series of such games.
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Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, AS. gem[91]cca; akin to gemaca,       and to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient,       Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from       the root of E. make, v. See {Make} mate, and {Make}, v., and       cf. {Mate} an associate.]       1. A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to             mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.                         Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of                      the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his                      fellow subjects.                                 --Addison.          2. A bringing together of two parties suited to one another,             as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or             the like; as, specifically:             (a) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine                   superiority; an emulous struggle. [bd]Many a warlike                   match.[b8] --Drayton.                               A solemn match was made; he lost the prize.                                                                               --Dryden.             (b) A matrimonial union; a marriage.          3. An agreement, compact, etc. [bd]Thy hand upon that             match.[b8] --Shak.                         Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by                      other matches than those of its own making. --Boyle.          4. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.             [bd]She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the             West.[b8] --Clarendon.          5. Equality of conditions in contest or competition.                         It were no match, your nail against his horn.                                                                               --Shak.          6. Suitable combination or bringing together; that which             corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the             carpet and curtains are a match.          7. (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened             sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a             mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of             separation between the parts of the mold.          {Match boarding} (Carp.), boards fitted together with tongue             and groove, or prepared to be so fitted.          {Match game}, a game arranged as a test of superiority.          {Match plane} (Carp.), either of the two planes used to shape             the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and             tonguing.          {Match plate} (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite             sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to             facilitate molding. --Knight.          {Match wheel} (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work             with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of             cogwheels of equal size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,       from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.       sweester, suster, LG. s[81]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &       OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.       s[94]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses[?], Russ. sestra, Pol.       siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. {Cousin}.]       1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or             who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more             definitely called a half sister. The correlative of             brother.                         I am the sister of one Claudio.         --Shak.          2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with,             another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or             community. --James ii. 15.          3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --             generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.          {Sister Block} (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves,             one above the other.          {Sister hooks}, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of             one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match             hook}.          {Sister of charity}, {Sister of mercy}. (R. C. Ch.) See under             {Charity}, and {Mercy}.
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Match-cloth \Match"-cloth`\, n.       A coarse cloth.
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Match-coat \Match"-coat`\, n.       A coat made of match-cloth.
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Mattages \Mat`ta*ges"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also {matagasse}. [Prov.       Eng.]
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Matagasse \Mat`a*gasse"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also {mattages}. [Prov.       Eng.]
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Mattages \Mat`ta*ges"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also {matagasse}. [Prov.       Eng.]
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Matagasse \Mat`a*gasse"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also {mattages}. [Prov.       Eng.]
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Md2sogothic \M[d2]`so*goth"ic\, a.       Belonging to the M[d2]sogoths, a branch of the Goths who       settled in M[d2]sia.
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Md2sogothic \M[d2]`so*goth"ic\, n.       The language of the M[d2]sogoths; -- also called {Gothic}.
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Sora \So"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A North American rail ({Porzana Carolina}) common in the       Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with       black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the       breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called       also {American rail}, {Carolina rail}, {Carolina crake},       {common rail}, {sora rail}, {soree}, {meadow chicken}, and       {orto}.          {King sora}, the Florida gallinule.
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Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus       saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See       {Safe}.] (Bot.)       (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with             grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.             The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which             many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet             sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.       (b) The sagebrush.          {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S.             pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe.          {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green             by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which             are added to the milk.          {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a             more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.                      {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves             of garden sage.          {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse             ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush             plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the             plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female             {sage hen}.          {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare             ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid             regions of Western North America and lives among             sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely             a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.          {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse.          {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza             Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains             of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.          {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes             montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western             North America.          {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis})             forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green             leaves.
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Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.       Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;       produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow       ground.[b8] --Milton.          Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see                the particular word in the Vocabulary.          {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}.          {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass             ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with             softer spikes.          {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the             genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay             and for pasture. See {Grass}.          {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in             uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or             bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]                      {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}.       (b) The American coot ({Fulica}).       (c) The clapper rail.          {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus             of American birds allied to the starlings. The common             species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black             crescent.          {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola},             as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called             also {field mouse}, and {field vole}.          {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel             ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes.          {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.          {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}.          {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}.          {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus             {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe.          {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus             {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white             flowers. There are many species.          {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}.          {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}.          {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe             ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel.          {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
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Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from       saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:       cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras},       {Saxon}.] (Bot.)       Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}, mostly perennial herbs       growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.          {Burnet saxifrage}, a European umbelliferous plant             ({Pimpinella Saxifraga}).          {Golden saxifrage}, a low half-succulent herb             ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}) growing in rivulets in             Europe; also, {C. Americanum}, common in the United             States. See also under {Golden}.          {Meadow saxifrage}, or {Pepper saxifrage}. See under             {Meadow}.
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Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.       Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;       produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow       ground.[b8] --Milton.          Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see                the particular word in the Vocabulary.          {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}.          {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass             ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with             softer spikes.          {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the             genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay             and for pasture. See {Grass}.          {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in             uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or             bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]                      {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}.       (b) The American coot ({Fulica}).       (c) The clapper rail.          {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus             of American birds allied to the starlings. The common             species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black             crescent.          {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola},             as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called             also {field mouse}, and {field vole}.          {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel             ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes.          {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.          {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}.          {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}.          {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus             {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe.          {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus             {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white             flowers. There are many species.          {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}.          {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}.          {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe             ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel.          {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
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d8Meatus \[d8]Me*a"tus\, n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. {Meatuses}. [L.,       a going, passage, fr. meare to go.] (Anat.)       A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus.       See Illust. of {Ear}.
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Moon \Moon\, n. [OE. mone, AS. m[d3]na; akin to D. maan, OS. &       OHG. m[be]no, G. mond, Icel. m[be]ni, Dan. maane, Sw.       m[86]ne, Goth. m[c7]na, Lith. men[?], L. mensis month, Gr.       [?] moon, [?] month, Skr. m[be]s moon, month; prob. from a       root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. m[be] to measure), from its       serving to measure the time. [fb]271. Cf. {Mete} to measure,       {Menses}, {Monday}, {Month}.]       1. The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the             satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light,             borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and             serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of             the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth             is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of             the earth. See {Lunar month}, under {Month}.                         The crescent moon, the diadem of night. --Cowper.          2. A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any             member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or             Saturn.          3. The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in             her orbit; a month. --Shak.          4. (Fort.) A crescentlike outwork. See {Half-moon}.          {Moon blindness}.             (a) (Far.) A kind of ophthalmia liable to recur at                   intervals of three or four weeks.             (b) (Med.) Hemeralopia.          {Moon dial}, a dial used to indicate time by moonlight.          {Moon face}, a round face like a full moon.          {Moon madness}, lunacy. [Poetic]          {Moon month}, a lunar month.          {Moon trefoil} (Bot.), a shrubby species of medic ({Medicago             arborea}). See {Medic}.          {Moon year}, a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being             sometimes twelve and sometimes thirteen.
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Nonesuch \None"such`\, n.       A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such;       something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It       is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety       of apple, a species of medic ({Medicago lupulina}), a variety       of pottery clay, etc.
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Shamrock \Sham"rock\, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white       clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.)       A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish.       The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for       use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.          Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel                ({Oxalis Acetocella}); but now the name is given to the                white clover ({Trifolium repens}), and the black medic                ({Medicago lupulina}).
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Medic \Med"ic\, n. [L. medica, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) a kind of       clover introduced from Media, from [?] Median.] (Bot.)       A leguminous plant of the genus {Medicago}. The black medic       is the {Medicago lupulina}; the purple medic, or lucern, is       {M. sativa}.
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Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.)       A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa}), having bluish purple       cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also       {alfalfa}. [Written also {lucerne}.]
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Alfalfa \Al*fal"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)       The lucern ({Medicago sativa}); -- so called in California,       Texas, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snail \Snail\ (sn[amac]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel,       snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan.       snegl, Icel. snigill.]       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial                   air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix                   and many allied genera of the family {Helicid[91]}.                   They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world                   except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on                   vegetation; a land snail.             (b) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true                   snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See                   {Pond snail}, under {Pond}, and {Sea snail}.          2. Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing.          3. (Mech.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally             curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the             position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a             striking clock.          4. A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to             protect besiegers; a testudo. [Obs.]                         They had also all manner of gynes [engines] . . .                      that needful is [in] taking or sieging of castle or                      of city, as snails, that was naught else but hollow                      pavises and targets, under the which men, when they                      fought, were heled [protected], . . . as the snail                      is in his house; therefore they cleped them snails.                                                                               --Vegetius                                                                               (Trans.).          5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover.          {Ear snail}, {Edible snail}, {Pond snail}, etc. See under             {Ear}, {Edible}, etc.          {Snail borer} (Zo[94]l.), a boring univalve mollusk; a drill.                      {Snail clover} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant ({Medicago             scuttellata}, also, {M. Helix}); -- so named from its             pods, which resemble the shells of snails; -- called also             {snail trefoil}, {snail medic}, and {beehive}.          {Snail flower} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Phaseolus             Caracalla}) having the keel of the carolla spirally coiled             like a snail shell.          {Snail shell} (Zo[94]l.), the shell of snail.          {Snail trefoil}. (Bot.) See {Snail clover}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medicaster \Med"i*cas`ter\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]dicastre. See       {Medical}.]       A quack. [R.] --Whitlock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Medusa \[d8]Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].]       1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose             hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked             upon her were turned into stone.          2. [pl. {Medusae}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any free swimming acaleph; a             jellyfish.          Note: The larger medus[91] belong to the Discophora, and are                sometimes called {covered-eyed medus[91]}; others,                known as {naked-eyed medus[91]}, belong to the                Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from                hidroids. See {Discophora}, {Hydroidea}, and                {Hydromedusa}.          {Medusa bud} (Zo[94]l.), one of the buds of a hydroid,             destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See             {Athecata}, and {Gonotheca}.          {Medusa's head}.             (a) (Zo[94]l.) An astrophyton.             (b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation                   Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metacism \Met"a*cism\, n. [L. metacismus, Gr. [?] fondness for       the letter [?].]       A defect in pronouncing the letter m, or a too frequent use       of it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metagastric \Met`a*gas"tric\, a. [Pref. meta- + gastric.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the       carapace of crabs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metazoic \Met`a*zo"ic\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Metazoa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mitis casting \Mi"tis cast`ing\ [Perh. fr. L. mitis mild.]       A process, invented by P. Ostberg, for producing malleable       iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to       0.1 per cent of aluminium is added to lower the melting       point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten       metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then       pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special       mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt       fire clay; also, a casting made by this process; -- called       also {wrought-iron casting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Karyokinesis \[d8]Kar"y*o*ki*ne`sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a       nut, kernel + [?] to move.] (Biol.)       The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of       the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place in the       nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils; --       opposed to {karyostenosis}. The nucleus becomes enlarged and       convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two       groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute       the daughter nuclei. Called also {mitosis}. See {Cell       development}, under {Cell}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moot \Moot\, n. [AS. m[d3]t, gem[d3]t, a meeting; -- usually in       comp.] [Written also {mote}.]       1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting             of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon             times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of             common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot.             --J. R. Green.          2. [From {Moot}, v.] A discussion or debate; especially, a             discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.                         The pleading used in courts and chancery called                      moots.                                                --Sir T.                                                                               Elyot.          {Moot case}, a case or question to be mooted; a disputable             case; an unsettled question. --Dryden.          {Moot court}, a mock court, such as is held by students of             law for practicing the conduct of law cases.          {Moot point}, a point or question to be debated; a doubtful             question.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mudsucker \Mud"suck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A woodcock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutacism \Mu"ta*cism\, n.       See {Mytacism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutic \Mu"tic\, Muticous \Mu"ti*cous\, a. [L. muticus, for       mutilus. See {Mutilate}.] (Bot. & Zo[94]l.)       Without a point or pointed process; blunt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mytacism \My"ta*cism\, n. [Gr. [?]. Cf. {Metacism}.]       Too frequent use of the letter m, or of the sound represented       by it.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Media Access Control          (MAC) The lower sublayer of the {OSI} {data link       layer}.   The interface between a {node}'s {Logical Link       Control} and the network's {physical layer}.   The MAC differs       for various physical media.          See also {MAC Address}, {Ethernet}, {token ring}.          [What does it do?   Examples?   "Media" or "Medium"?]          (1996-01-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Media Access Unit          (MAU or Multistation Access Unit, MSAU) In a       {Token Ring} network, a device to attach multiple network       stations in a star topology, internally wired to connect the       stations into a logical ring.   The MAU contains relays to       short out nonoperating stations.   Multiple MAUs can be       connected into a larger ring through their Ring In/Ring Out       connectors.          (1997-05-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Meta-CASE tool          A term sometimes used for software packages (like TBK or VSF)       which allow users to develop or customise their own CASE       tools.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Matthew, Gospel according to       The author of this book was beyond a doubt the Matthew, an       apostle of our Lord, whose name it bears. He wrote the Gospel of       Christ according to his own plans and aims, and from his own       point of view, as did also the other "evangelists."                As to the time of its composition, there is little in the       Gospel itself to indicate. It was evidently written before the       destruction of Jerusalem (Matt. 24), and some time after the       events it records. The probability is that it was written       between the years A.D. 60 and 65.                The cast of thought and the forms of expression employed by       the writer show that this Gospel was written for Jewish       Christians of Palestine. His great object is to prove that Jesus       of Nazareth was the promised Messiah, and that in him the       ancient prophecies had their fulfilment. The Gospel is full of       allusions to those passages of the Old Testament in which Christ       is predicted and foreshadowed. The one aim prevading the whole       book is to show that Jesus is he "of whom Moses in the law and       the prophets did write." This Gospel contains no fewer than       sixty-five references to the Old Testament, forty-three of these       being direct verbal citations, thus greatly outnumbering those       found in the other Gospels. The main feature of this Gospel may       be expressed in the motto, "I am not come to destroy, but to       fulfil."                As to the language in which this Gospel was written there is       much controversy. Many hold, in accordance with old tradition,       that it was originally written in Hebrew (i.e., the Aramaic or       Syro-Chaldee dialect, then the vernacular of the inhabitants of       Palestine), and afterwards translated into Greek, either by       Matthew himself or by some person unknown. This theory, though       earnestly maintained by able critics, we cannot see any ground       for adopting. From the first this Gospel in Greek was received       as of authority in the Church. There is nothing in it to show       that it is a translation. Though Matthew wrote mainly for the       Jews, yet they were everywhere familiar with the Greek language.       The same reasons which would have suggested the necessity of a       translation into Greek would have led the evangelist to write in       Greek at first. It is confessed that this Gospel has never been       found in any other form than that in which we now possess it.                The leading characteristic of this Gospel is that it sets       forth the kingly glory of Christ, and shows him to be the true       heir to David's throne. It is the Gospel of the kingdom. Matthew       uses the expression "kingdom of heaven" (thirty-two times),       while Luke uses the expression "kingdom of God" (thirty-three       times). Some Latinized forms occur in this Gospel, as kodrantes       (Matt. 5:26), for the Latin quadrans, and phragello (27:26), for       the Latin flagello. It must be remembered that Matthew was a       tax-gatherer for the Roman government, and hence in contact with       those using the Latin language.                As to the relation of the Gospels to each other, we must       maintain that each writer of the synoptics (the first three)       wrote independently of the other two, Matthew being probably       first in point of time.                "Out of a total of 1071 verses, Matthew has 387 in common with       Mark and Luke, 130 with Mark, 184 with Luke; only 387 being       peculiar to itself." (See {MARK}; {LUKE}; {GOSPELS}.)                The book is fitly divided into these four parts: (1.)       Containing the genealogy, the birth, and the infancy of Jesus       (1; 2).                (2.) The discourses and actions of John the Baptist       preparatory to Christ's public ministry (3; 4:11).                (3.) The discourses and actions of Christ in Galilee       (4:12-20:16).                (4.) The sufferings, death and resurrection of our Lord       (20:17-28).
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Madagascar       Madagascar:Geography       Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of    Mozambique       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 587,040 sq km    land area: 581,540 sq km    comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Arizona       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 4,828 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 24 nm    continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m isobath    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: claims Bassas da India, Europa Island,    Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island (all    administered by France)       Climate: tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south       Terrain: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center       Natural resources: graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz,    tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish       Land use:    arable land: 4%    permanent crops: 1%    meadows and pastures: 58%    forest and woodland: 26%    other: 11%       Irrigated land: 9,000 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: soil erosion results from deforestation and    overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw    sewage and other organic wastes; several species of flora and fauna    unique to the island are endangered    natural hazards: periodic cyclones    international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Marine Life    Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified -    Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea       Note: world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along    Mozambique Channel       Madagascar:People       Population: 13,862,325 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 47% (female 3,231,647; male 3,265,715)    15-64 years: 50% (female 3,511,699; male 3,413,564)    65 years and over: 3% (female 225,205; male 214,495) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 3.18% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 44.82 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 12.99 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 86.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 54.45 years    male: 52.47 years    female: 56.48 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.62 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)    adjective: Malagasy       Ethnic divisions: Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo),    Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry -    Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian,    Creole, Comoran       Religions: indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%       Languages: French (official), Malagasy (official)       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 80%    male: 88%    female: 73%       Labor force:    total workers: 4.9 million    workers not receiving money wages: 4.7 million (96% of total labor    force); note - 4.3 million workers are in subsistence agriculture    wage earners: 175,000 (3.6% of total work force)    wage earners by occupation: agriculture 45,500, domestic service    29,750, industry 26,250, commerce 24,500, construction 19,250, service    15,750, transportation 10,500, other 3,500 (1985 est.)       Madagascar:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Madagascar    conventional short form: Madagascar    local long form: Republique de Madagascar    local short form: Madagascar    former: Malagasy Republic       Digraph: MA       Type: republic       Capital: Antananarivo       Administrative divisions: 6 provinces; Antananarivo, Antsiranana,    Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliary       Independence: 26 June 1960 (from France)       National holiday: Independence Day, 26 June (1960)       Constitution: 19 August 1992 by national referendum       Legal system: based on French civil law system and traditional    Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Albert ZAFY (since 9 March 1993); election    last held on 10 February 1993 (next to be held 1998); results - Albert    ZAFY (UNDD), 67%; Didier RATSIRAKA (AREMA), 33%    head of government: Prime Minister Francisque RAVONY (since 9 August    1993)    cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister       Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament    Senate (Senat): two-thirds of upper house seats are to be filled from    popularly elected regional assemblies; the remaining third is to be    filled by presidential appointment; decentralization and formation of    regional assemblies is not expected before 1997    National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale): elections last held on 16    June 1993 (next to be held June 1997); results - percent of vote by    party NA; seats - (138 total) CFV coalition 76, PMDM/MFM 16, CSCD 11,    Famima 10, RPSD 7, various pro-Ratsiraka groups 10, others 8       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme), High Constitutional    Court (Haute Cour Constitutionnelle)       Political parties and leaders: Committee of Living Forces (CFV), an    alliance of National Union for Development and Democracy (UNDD),    Support Group for Democracy and Development in Madagascar (CSDDM),    Action and Reflection Group for the Development of Madagascar (GRAD),    Congress Party for Madagascar Independence - Renewal    (AKFM-Fanavaozana), and some 12 other parties, trade unions, and    religious groups; Militant Party for the Development of Madagascar    (PMDM/MFM), formerly the Movement for Proletarian Power, Manandafy    RAKOTONIRINA; Confederation of Civil Societies for Development (CSCD),    Guy Willy RAZANAMASY; Association of United Malagasys (Famima); Rally    for Social Democracy (RPSD), Pierre TSIRANANA       Other political or pressure groups: National Council of Christian    Churches (FFKM); Federalist Movement       Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD,    ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,    INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,    UNIDO, UNMIH, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Pierrot Jocelyn RAJAONARIVELO    chancery: 2374 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 265-5525, 5526    consulate(s) general: New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Dennis P. BARRETT    embassy: 14-16 Rue Rainitovo, Antsahavola, Antananarivo    mailing address: B. P. 620, Antananarivo    telephone: [261] (2) 212-57, 200-89, 207-18    FAX: [261] (2) 345-39       Flag: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a    vertical white band of the same width on hoist side       Economy       Overview: Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world,    suffering from chronic malnutrition, underfunded health and education    facilities, a 3% annual population growth rate, and severe loss of    forest cover, accompanied by erosion. Agriculture, including fishing    and forestry, is the mainstay of the economy, accounting for over 30%    of GDP and contributing more than 70% of total export earnings.    Industry is largely confined to the processing of agricultural    products and textile manufacturing; in 1991 it accounted for only 13%    of GDP. In 1986 the government introduced a five-year development plan    that stressed self-sufficiency in food (mainly rice) by 1990,    increased production for exports, and reduced energy imports.    Subsequently, growth in output has been held back because of    protracted antigovernment strikes and demonstrations for political    reform. Since 1993, corruption and political instability have caused    the economy and infrastructure to decay further. Since April 1994, the    government commitment to economic reforms has been erratic. Enormous    obstacles stand in the way of Madagascar's realizing its considerable    growth potential.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $10.6 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 2.8% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $790 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 35% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: NA%       Budget:    revenues: $250 million    expenditures: $265 million, including capital expenditures of $180    million (1991 est.)       Exports: $240 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: coffee 45%, vanilla 20%, cloves 11%, shellfish, sugar,    petroleum products    partners: France, US, Germany, Japan, Russia       Imports: $510 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: intermediate manufactures 30%, capital goods 28%,    petroleum 15%, consumer goods 14%, food 13%    partners: France, Germany, Japan, UK, Italy, Netherlands       External debt: $4.3 billion (1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 3.8% (1993 est.); accounts for 13%    of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 220,000 kW    production: 560 million kWh    consumption per capita: 40 kWh (1993)       Industries: agricultural processing (meat canneries, soap factories,    breweries, tanneries, sugar refining plants), light consumer goods    industries (textiles, glassware), cement, automobile assembly plant,    paper, petroleum       Agriculture: accounts for 31% of GDP; cash crops - coffee, vanilla,    sugarcane, cloves, cocoa; food crops - rice, cassava, beans, bananas,    peanuts; cattle raising widespread; almost self-sufficient in rice       Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild    varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $136 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $3.125 billion; Communist countries (1970-89), $491 million       Currency: 1 Malagasy franc (FMG) = 100 centimes       Exchange rates: Malagasy francs (FMG) per US$1 - 3,718.0 (November    1994), 1,913.8 (1993), 1,864.0 (1992), 1,835.4 (1991), 1,454.6    (December 1990)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Madagascar:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 1,020 km    narrow gauge: 1,020 km 1.000-m gauge       Highways:    total: 40,000 km    paved: 4,694 km    unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, stabilized earth 811 km; other earth    34,495 km (est.)       Inland waterways: of local importance only; isolated streams and small    portions of Canal des Pangalanes       Ports: Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Port Saint-Louis, Toamasina, Toliaria       Merchant marine:    total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,261 GRT/28,193 DWT    ships by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil    tanker 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2       Airports:    total: 138    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 21    with paved runways under 914 m: 42    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 5    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 64       Madagascar:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephones; above average system    local: NA    intercity: open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay, and    tropospheric scatter links    international: submarine cable to Bahrain; 1 earth station for Indian    Ocean INTELSAT       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 17, FM 3, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1 (repeaters 36)    televisions: NA       Madagascar:Defense Forces       Branches: Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces,    Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - includes Navy and Air Force),    Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 3,027,156; males fit for    military service 1,800,127; males reach military age (20) annually    130,071 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $35 million, 1.3% of    GDP (1991)