mag
1[ mag ]
/ mæg /
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noun Informal.
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Origin of mag
1Shortened form
Other definitions for mag (2 of 4)
mag2
[ mag ]
/ mæg /
noun
a magpie.
talk; chatter.
verb (used without object), magged, mag·ging.
to talk idly; chatter.
Origin of mag
2Shortened form of magpie
Other definitions for mag (3 of 4)
Other definitions for mag (4 of 4)
mag.
abbreviation
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)
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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