g
abbreviation
general intelligence.
g
2
American
G
3
American
[jee]
/ dʒi /
Or
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
1
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.
3
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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Based on those records, both intervention groups were estimated to have increased their daily fiber intake by 8-10 g.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
On Earth's surface, little g is about 9.8 m/s2.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
On the Moon, where gravity is weaker because the Moon has less mass, little g is only about 1.62 m/s2.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
Traditional French bread and baguettes contained about 1.7 g of salt per 100 g, contributing roughly 2 g per person per day, or about 25% of total intake.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
But that couldn’t work, because the third and fifth letters were the same according to the cipher, and in Pigpen those letters were g and e.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Now, with “No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto” — which in English translates to “I Don’t Regret Feeling So Much” — Karol G swaps her vibrant, tropical facade for a soft blue vulnerability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Some juicy wordplay: How many words can you make with the letters N, U, E, P, G, and R?
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 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
G 203-47 also behaves differently from similar binary systems.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
For example, if the F sharps are written as G flats, or if the A's are sharp instead of natural, you have a different chord, not an inversion of the same chord.
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
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
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
After that each page went well until the last which consisted of leering, Winchellesque questions without printed answers, e. g.:
From Time Magazine Archive
Is it never right to withhold the truth, or even to say what is the contrary of true, as, e. g., to the sick or insane.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Felix Adler
On Saturday, Thiers’ attorney, G. Allen Dale, said he would be surprised if all the cases weren’t dropped, given what was outlined by Pirro’s office in the motion it filed in Hearn’s case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. announced two opinions, one of which bolstered the president’s power as the chief executive and a second which said this authority did not extend to the Federal Reserve board.
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
“And I loved your thoughts on Roy G. Biv. I overheard you asking Suki about her grandfather and comparing him to yours. Well, Ally...I am impressed by you.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Karol G’s highly anticipated Coachella headlining set is finally here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
And yet, it's from here, at the edge of the desert, two of the UK's biggest fresh produce businesses - G's Fresh and Barfoots - are growing an increasing amount of food.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
The name, of course, is a nod to team co-owner Warren G’s smooth 1994 chart-topper “Regulate,” which also featured fellow Long Beach native the late Nate Dogg, and celebrates Long Beach’s G-funk hip-hop roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
Colombian hitmaker Karol G’s “Tropicoqueta” received a Latin pop album nomination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Later that night, as I was lying in bed thinking about what we’d read in Ms. G’s class earlier, I began to think about my mom in the other room.
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
Cameras had to clear the ejection path, run on batteries so as to not tap into the plane’s power, and safely and securely withstand shocks, vibration and more than 7.5 Gs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 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
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
He rarely raises his voice; he never orates; he always drops his 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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