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[ mak ]
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noun (often initial capital letter)Informal.
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
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Origin of mac

1
First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac

Other definitions for mac (2 of 7)

mac2

or mack

[ mak ]
/ mæk /
noun Informal.
a mackintosh.
McIntosh.

Origin of mac

2
Shortened form

Other definitions for mac (3 of 7)

mac3
[ mak ]
/ mæk /
noun
macaroni (def. 1).
macaroni and cheese.

Origin of mac

3
Shortened form

Other definitions for mac (4 of 7)

Mac
[ mak ]
/ mæk /
noun
a male given name.

Other definitions for mac (5 of 7)

Mac-
a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.
Also Mc-, Mc-, M'- .

Origin of Mac-

<Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab

Other definitions for mac (6 of 7)

M.Ac.
abbreviation
Master of Accountancy.

Other definitions for mac (7 of 7)

Mac.
abbreviation
Maccabees.
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Words related to mac

desktop computer, laptop, minicomputer, workstation, overcoat, slicker, trench coat, abacus, analog, brain, calculator, clone, mainframe, microcomputer, mini, mack, mackintosh, poncho, adding machine, artificial intelligence

British Dictionary definitions for mac (1 of 5)

mac

mack

/ (mæk) /
noun
British informal short for mackintosh (def. 1), mackintosh (def. 3)

British Dictionary definitions for mac (2 of 5)

Mac1
/ (mæk) /
noun
mainly US and Canadian an informal term of address to a man

Word Origin for Mac

C20: abstracted from Mac-, prefix of Scottish surnames

British Dictionary definitions for mac (3 of 5)

MAC
abbreviation for
multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting

British Dictionary definitions for mac (4 of 5)

Mac-

Mc- or M'-

prefix
(in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son ofMacDonald; MacNeice

Word Origin for Mac-

from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab

British Dictionary definitions for mac (5 of 5)

Mac.
abbreviation for
Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)
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