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    g
    abbreviation
    general intelligence.
  • G
    G
    noun
    the seventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • g.
    g.
    abbreviation
    gauge.
  • G.
    G.
    abbreviation
    German. Also G
Synonyms

g

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Psychology. general intelligence.

  2. good.

  3. gram; grams.

  4. Electronics. grid.


g 2 American  
Symbol, Physics.
  1. acceleration of gravity.

  2. gravity.


G 3 American  
[jee] / dʒi /
Or g

noun

G's, plural Gs, plural g's, plural gs plural
  1. the seventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter G or g, as in get, German, or camouflage.

  3. something having the shape of a G .

  4. a written or printed representation of the letter G or g.

  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter G or g.


G 4 American  
[jee] / dʒi /

noun

Gs, plural G's plural
  1. Aerospace. gravitational force: Sometimes g

    The pilot pulled 3 Gs during the steep dive.


G 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Trademark. general: a rating assigned to a movie by the MPA indicating that the film is suitable for general audiences, or children as well as adults.


G 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Informal. grand: a sum of one thousand dollars.

  2. gay.

  3. Psychology. general intelligence.

  4. German.

  5. good.


G 7 American  
Symbol.
  1. the seventh in order or in a series.

  2. Music.

    1. the fifth tone in the scale of C major or the seventh tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.

    2. a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.

    3. a written or printed note representing this tone.

    4. (in the fixed system of solmization) the fifth tone of the scale of C major, called sol.

    5. the tonality having G as the tonic note.

  3. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 400.

  4. Electricity.

    1. conductance.

    2. gauss.

  5. Physics, Astronomy. gravitational constant.

  6. Biochemistry.

    1. glycine.

    2. guanine.


g. 8 American  

abbreviation

  1. gauge.

  2. gender.

  3. general.

  4. generally.

  5. genitive.

  6. going back to.

  7. gold.

  8. grain; grains.

  9. gram; grams.

  10. Football. guard.

  11. British. guinea.

  12. gun.


G. 9 American  

abbreviation

  1. German. Also G

  2. gourde; gourdes.

  3. (specific) gravity.

  4. Gulf.


G 1 British  

symbol

  1. music

    1. a note having a frequency of 392 hertz ( G above middle C ) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the fifth note of the scale of C major

    2. a key, string, or pipe producing this note

    3. the major or minor key having this note as its tonic

  2. gauss

  3. gravitational constant

  4. physics conductance

  5. biochem guanine

  6. German

  7. Gibbs function

  8. giga

  9. good

  10. slang grand (a thousand dollars or pounds)

    1. general exhibition (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone)

    2. ( as modifier )

      a G film

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

g 2 British  

symbol

  1. gallon(s)

  2. gram(s)

  3. acceleration of free fall (due to gravity) near the surface of the earth

  4. grav

  5. chess See algebraic notation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

G. 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Gulf

  2. guilder(s)

  3. guinea(s)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

g 4 British  
/ dʒiː /

noun

  1. the seventh letter and fifth consonant of the modern English alphabet

  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually either a voiced velar stop, as in grass, or a voiced palato-alveolar affricate, as in page

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Example Sentences

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Singer-songwriter Alex G will provide support on the tour’s North American leg, including the Inglewood dates, while former Black Country, New Road frontman Isaac Wood will support in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Earlier in the day, Alex G and Mac DeMarco's sets were also pulled because of the yellow weather warning, with the festival apologising for "any inconvenience".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

With Plan G, the only out-of-pocket cost that enrollees are responsible for is the Plan B deductible, which is $283 for 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Anthropic’s latest round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital — investors who had previously participated in the company’s $30 billion Series G fundraise in February of this year.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

She’s going to watch G for the day while my mom goes to work.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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