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mag

1 American  
[mag] / mæg /

noun

Informal.
  1. magazine.


mag 2 American  
[mag] / mæg /

noun

  1. a magpie.

  2. talk; chatter.


verb (used without object)

magged, magging
  1. to talk idly; chatter.

Mag 3 American  
[mag] / mæg /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Margaret.


mag. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. magazine.

  2. magnetism.

  3. magneto.

  4. magnitude.

  5. (in prescriptions) large.


mag 1 British  
/ mæɡ /

verb

  1. to talk; chatter

"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

noun

  1. talk; chatter

"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
mag. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. magazine

  2. magnitude

"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

mag 3 British  
/ mæɡ /

noun

  1. informal See magazine

"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

Etymology

Origin of mag1

Shortened form

Origin of mag2

Shortened form of magpie

Origin of mag.4

From the Latin word magnus

Example Sentences

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“Given the Mag 7 is funding much of the semiconductor demand, this divergence looks unsustainable,” the Ned Davis analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

Norton, the Empower strategist, said the Mag Seven group was like the new popular kid in the fixed-income market.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

“It boils down to another cost increase to the Mag 7, and there are already concerns around future profits there,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

After all, we’re just six weeks removed from the Mag Seven ETF hitting an all-time high on May 14.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Mrs. Chavez loaned her the striped shirt that had had the buttons torn off at Lake Mag.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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