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mag

1 American  
[mag] / mæg /

noun

Informal.

  1. magazine.

mag 2 American  
[mag] / mæg /

noun

  1. a magpie.

  2. talk; chatter.

verb (used without object)

magged, magging

  1. to talk idly; chatter.

Mag 3 American  
[mag] / mæg /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Margaret.

mag. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. magazine.

  2. magnetism.

  3. magneto.

  4. magnitude.

  5. (in prescriptions) large.

mag 1 British  
/ mæɡ /

verb

  1. to talk; chatter

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noun

  1. talk; chatter

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mag. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. magazine

  2. magnitude

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mag 3 British  
/ mæɡ /

noun

  1. informal See magazine

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Etymology

Origin of mag1

Shortened form

Origin of mag2

Shortened form of magpie

Origin of mag.4

From the Latin word magnus

Example Sentences

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Whether or not you care about infidelity and hosts’ personal lives, listeners to Huberman’s podcast should not sweep aside the contents of the New York mag story as mere gossip.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2024

Maybe you’re one of the lucky few who can see mag 7 stars.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2023

In fact, “Two Loves,” the Lord Alfred Douglas poem the phrase comes from, was published in 1894 in the Oxford student lit mag.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Or at least, according to US showbiz mag Variety, which claimed he was paid $25m for his final Bond outing in No Time to Die.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023

I try to stop thinking about it, which is easier on weekdays when I’m distracted by school stuff like Zeno of Elea, lit mag, and the dirty looks I still get from Tim Huber’s friends.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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