megatrial

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English

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Etymology

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From mega- +‎ trial.

Noun

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megatrial (plural megatrials)

  1. (medicine) A very large trial (of a pharmaceutical etc), sometimes made up of several normal trials.
  2. A major or large-scale legal trial.
    • 2009, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, House of Commons Debates, numbers 43-53, page 2682:
      The convictions that resulted from the Hells Angels megatrials in 2004 have shown just how valuable this legislation is.

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