mag

1
[ mag ]
/ mæg /
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noun Informal.

magazine.

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Origin of mag

1
shortened form

Words nearby mag

mafic, mafikeng, mafioso, mafted, maftir, mag, mag card, mag tape, mag wheel, mag., magadan

Definition for mag (2 of 4)

mag2
[ mag ]
/ mæg /
British Dialect

noun

a magpie.
talk; chatter.

verb (used without object), magged, mag·ging.

to talk idly; chatter.

Origin of mag

2
shortened form of magpie

Definition for mag (3 of 4)

Mag
[ mag ]
/ mæg /

noun

a female given name, form of Margaret.

Definition for mag (4 of 4)

mag.

magazine.
magnetism.
magneto.
magnitude.
(in prescriptions) large.

Origin of mag.

From the Latin word magnus
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Words related to mag

journal, magazine, quarterly, monthly, weekly, rag, sheet, review, slick, number, paper, newspaper, serial, throwaway

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British Dictionary definitions for mag (1 of 3)

mag1
/ (mæɡ) /

noun

informal See magazine

British Dictionary definitions for mag (2 of 3)

mag2
/ (mæɡ) informal intr mainly Australian /

verb mags, magging or magged

to talk; chatter

noun

talk; chatter

Word Origin for mag

C18: from Mag, see magpie

British Dictionary definitions for mag (3 of 3)

mag.

abbreviation for

magazine
magnitude
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