megaversity
n.— «When individuals leave a school, for whatever reasons, and especially when they leave a small place like our College where we know each other far better than would be the case at large, sterile places like the huge “megaversities,” to use Clark Kerr’s now famous neologism, we all are aggrieved.» —“Dear Jimmy…“ in Trinity College Trinity Tripod (Hartford, Connecticut) Oct. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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