ag

[ ag ]

/ æg /

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adjective, noun Informal.

agriculture: ag courses; to major in ag.

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Origin of ag

By shortening

Other definitions for ag (2 of 6)

Symbol, Chemistry.

silver.

Origin of Ag

From the Latin word argentum

Other definitions for ag (3 of 6)

ag-

variant of ad- before g: agglutinate.

Other definitions for ag (4 of 6)

ag.

abbreviation

agriculture.

Other definitions for ag (5 of 6)

Ag.

abbreviation

August.

Other definitions for ag (6 of 6)

A.G.

or AG

abbreviation

Adjutant General.

Attorney General.

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How to use ag in a sentence

Senate Democrats face a choice: pushing through AG nominee Loretta Lynch, or filling 231 executive-branch vacancies.
What If the United States Had No Attorney General?|Eleanor Clift|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Alan Spencer, a high school ag teacher, was in his socks, getting ready to take a nap in his van before he saw Ernst.
Joni Ernst's Big Pivot: From Pig Castrator to Iowa Nice|Ben Jacobs|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
Don't call to mind no state law ag'in' Congregationalists marryin' Baptists.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
We fix it up and agree to try over ag'in, and then, fust thing we know, we're right into the middle of another squabble.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
De time wuz w'en folks had a mighty slim chance fer ter git bristle, en dey aint no tellin' w'en dat time gwine come ag'in.
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
Ang tinúla isalingay lang arun ka makalung-ag, Put the stew off to the side so you can cook the rice.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
"I most wish I was a waiter ag'in at de Hall," sighed the colored man.
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)

British Dictionary definitions for ag (1 of 4)

ag¹

/ (æx) /

interjection Southern African

an expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure, etc

sentence connector

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

British Dictionary definitions for ag (2 of 4)

ag²

the internet domain name for

Antigua and Barbuda

British Dictionary definitions for ag (3 of 4)

the chemical symbol for

silver

Word Origin for Ag

from Latin argentum

British Dictionary definitions for ag (4 of 4)

abbreviation for

Adjutant General

Attorney General

Aktiengesellschaft

Word Origin for AG

(for sense 3) German: joint-stock company

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Scientific definitions for ag

The symbol for silver.