mag
noun
mag
1 American
[mag]
/ mæg /
noun
Informal.
mag
2
American
[mag]
/ mæg /
noun
-
a magpie.
-
talk; chatter.
verb (used without object)
magged,
magging
Mag
3
American
[mag]
/ mæg /
noun
mag.
4
American
abbreviation
-
magazine.
-
magnetism.
-
magneto.
-
magnitude.
-
(in prescriptions) large.
mag
1
British
/ mæɡ /
verb
noun
mag.
2
British
abbreviation
-
magazine
-
magnitude
mag
3
British
/ mæɡ /
noun
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
Some people with exceptional eyesight can see objects fainter than mag 6.
From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2023
Nolan was like, “I’m going to step out — here, take this,” and put a mag of film in my lap.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 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
The stack of lit mag submissions is huge since the first-quarter poetry and short-story classes have finished.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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