ag

[ag]

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adjective, noun Informal.

agriculture: ag courses; to major in ag.

Origin of ag

by shortening

Ag

Symbol, Chemistry.

silver.

Origin of Ag

From the Latin word argentum

ag-

variant of ad- before g: agglutinate.

ag.

agriculture.

Ag.

August.

A.G.

or AG

Adjutant General.
Attorney General.

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Examples from the Web for ag

Contemporary Examples

The AG and his allies have claimed that voter ID laws suppress black votes.
Hey, Eric Holder: Voter ID Isn't Stuck in 1965
Ron Christie
August 12, 2014
AG: After a sound public education, I attended Penn and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Allan Gurganus: How I Write
Noah Charney
October 16, 2013
An email by the segment producer of GMA proves that the AG's office leaked the story.
Eric Schneiderman Hits Back Against Trump’s ‘GMA’ Claims
Lloyd Grove
August 29, 2013
There are only three statewide offices in Virginia—governor, lieutenant governor, and AG—explains Sabato.
How Terry McAuliffe and the Dems Lost Virginia
Michelle Cottle
May 9, 2013
AE thing is one thing, the word's oldish and Scottish; AG means agriculture, the word's academic and oddish.
National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words
David Bukszpan
April 13, 2013

Historical Examples

We met 'em in 1812, an' we fit 'em an' we licked 'em, an' we can do it ag'in.
In the Midst of Alarms
Robert Barr
But you want it ag'in' the stable, an' you've two in; with two horses twelve is a long price.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
You kin imagine how that other feller's cigar tasted when he lighted it ag'in.
A Little Book of Profitable Tales
Eugene Field
You tell him I'll stand him on his off ear if I catch him doggie' me ag'in.
Good Indian
B. M. Bower
It kept comin' back to me that if I went under I shouldn't see you ag'in.
Cap'n Eri
Joseph Crosby Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for ag

ag¹

interjection Southern African

an expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure, etc

sentence connector

an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc

ag²

the internet domain name for

Antigua and Barbuda

Ag

the chemical symbol for

silver

Word Origin

from Latin argentum

AG

abbreviation for

Adjutant General
Attorney General
Aktiengesellschaft

Word Origin

(for sense 3) German: joint-stock company

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