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mag

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noun Informal.

magazine.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of mag

1
shortened form

Definition for mag (2 of 4)

mag

2
[ 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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British Dictionary definitions for mag (1 of 3)

mag

1
/ (mæɡ) /

noun

informal See magazine

British Dictionary definitions for mag (2 of 3)

mag

2
/ (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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