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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

Not just Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in this month's glossy mag, or news that "discreet chic" is back and flamboyant "statement gowns" are out!

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024

“I don’t want to die,” the People cover star said in this week’s issue, telling the mag that she’s hoping to inspire others by focusing on her future.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Where I used to live in Colorado, I could see mag 5 stars from my driveway after I got dark-adapted, but light pollution from nearby towns made fainter stars invisible.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2023

‘Put a dressing on it, Matron,’ the doctor said, ‘with plenty of mag sulph paste.’

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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