g
abbreviation
general intelligence.
g
2
American
G
3
American
[jee]
/ dʒi /
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g
noun
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G's,
plural
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Gs,
plural
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g's,
plural
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gs
plural
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the seventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter G or g, as in get, German, or camouflage.
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something having the shape of a G .
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a written or printed representation of the letter G or g.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter G or g.
G
4
American
[jee]
/ dʒi /
noun
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Gs,
plural
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G's
plural
G
5
American
abbreviation
G
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American
abbreviation
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Informal. grand: a sum of one thousand dollars.
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gay.
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Psychology. general intelligence.
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good.
G
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American
Symbol.
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the seventh in order or in a series.
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Music.
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the fifth tone in the scale of C major or the seventh tone in the relative minor scale, A minor.
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a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone.
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a written or printed note representing this tone.
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(in the fixed system of solmization) the fifth tone of the scale of C major, called sol.
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the tonality having G as the tonic note.
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(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 400.
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Electricity.
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Physics, Astronomy. gravitational constant.
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Biochemistry.
g.
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American
abbreviation
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gauge.
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gender.
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general.
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generally.
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genitive.
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going back to.
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gold.
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grain; grains.
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gram; grams.
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Football. guard.
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British. guinea.
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gun.
G.
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American
G
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British
symbol
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music
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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
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a key, string, or pipe producing this note
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the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
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gauss
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gravitational constant
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physics conductance
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biochem guanine
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German
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Gibbs function
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giga
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good
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slang grand (a thousand dollars or pounds)
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general exhibition (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone)
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( as modifier )
a G film
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g
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British
symbol
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gallon(s)
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gram(s)
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acceleration of free fall (due to gravity) near the surface of the earth
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grav
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chess See algebraic notation
G.
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British
abbreviation
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Gulf
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guilder(s)
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guinea(s)
g
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British
/ dʒiː /
noun
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the seventh letter and fifth consonant of the modern English alphabet
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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
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On Earth's surface, little g is about 9.8 m/s2.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
Little g refers to the acceleration caused by gravity near a large object such as Earth.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
EUC stands for Equivalent Umami Concentration, which is the umami concentration in a food expressed in mg/100 g.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
A palm-sized array of 37 fibrils weighing about 30 g can hold a weight of 60 kg -- an adult human's weight.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
Do you know the differences between indentured servitude and g slavery?
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Some juicy wordplay: How many words can you make with the letters N, U, E, P, G, and R?
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
As a result, the passage of Measure G repealed Measure J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Aitch's fundraising efforts have been inspired by Gracie, who was also the subject of My G, a viral song he released in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
One of the systems, G 203-47, was especially puzzling.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
For example, the G sharp and the A flat are played on the same key on the keyboard; they sound the same.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
The diagnosis was based on established assessments that included e. g. memory and language tasks.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
Forget about the long-term, the crisis is now. g. powell in reply to shaun39 May 2nd 2013 18:46 GMT Your comment sounds like a bunch of nonsense to me.
From Economist ● May 2, 2013
Full employment should be the objective in Europe. fundamentalist in reply to g. powell May 2nd 2013 18:46 GMT The current crisis is the direct result of such thinking in the past.
From Economist ● May 2, 2013
The gimmick was that man can endure momentarily many more g. than he can for even a few seconds.
From Time Magazine Archive
For coating-over, take one part white of egg, two parts water, and to every 1/2 litre add 10 drops of glycerine and 1 g. borax.
From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam
Nicholas G. Miller is a reporter on the real estate desk at The Wall Street Journal, where he covers the housing market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The first two episodes of Season 3 are out, and this week’s was particularly satisfying, Slate’s Jenny G. Zhang and Rebecca Onion write.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined with the three liberals to form the majority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
This week data journalist G. Elliot Morris published a Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll that points to one strategy I think is important.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
G. W. borrowed from Culverwell precisely because there was no danger that anyone would think he was saying what Culverwell had said.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The soundtrack sets a more accurate tone right away with a gentle cover of R.E.M.’s “Nightswimming” that segues into Alex G’s dreamy synths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” and Karol G’s “Tropicoqueta,” classic genres like salsa, plena and cumbia took center stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Colombian hitmaker Karol G’s “Tropicoqueta” received a Latin pop album nomination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Karol G's were the most streamed around the world for three years in a row – 2021, 2022, and 2023.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
Ms. G’s class, a camp experience with my church, and my parents’ continued encouragement helped me to see the mess I was making of my life.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
Despite the elegance of the Gs and changing from one to five, the process of managing a network is as archaic as you could ever imagine.
From The Verge ● Aug. 9, 2022
Sleek jet fighters streak into the sun, with the pilots of the F-35 Lightning IIs and F-22 Raptors pulling heavy Gs as they perform high-speed maneuvers against an unseen enemy.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
Thousands of times longer than the cell that contains it, this intricate strand of As, Ts, Gs and Cs must fold itself into a compact package.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 8, 2022
Dallas was without Gs Sterling Brown and Trey Burke, who are in the league’s health and safety protocols.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
Then, suddenly, the engine cut off, the Gs went to zero, and we knew we had arrived.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
The idea is to ensure that the seat – and passenger – would survive a brief exposure to 16 g’s.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
For people, an impact of about 135 g’s produces a concussion.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 14, 2022
It seems like they were planning for some kind of outcry here so that they could quickly replace these g’s, because none of the other letters have this.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2021
The facility, known as nastar, features a massive centrifuge that spins at about sixty miles an hour, creating gravitational loads that can exceed nine g’s.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 13, 2018
"Force on Iris is at seven g's," someone said.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
“It was 3.2 gs, man,” Norris Burkes, a passenger on Flight 8535, told Answer Man.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2019
An automobile suspension is designed to withstand forces of about two gs as it smooths out the bumps in the road.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2014
The wind hit his body with a force of 8,000 Ibs., and he felt deceleration of 40 gs, so that his organs weighed 40 times normal.
From Time Magazine Archive
The men at the mahogany desks," says Stapp, "thought that the human body would never take more than 18 gs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Actually, I first called them “Hamma” and “Hampaw” because I was only three years old and couldn’t enunciate my gs.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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