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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. talk; chatter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
mag. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. magazine

  2. magnitude

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mag 3 British  
/ mæɡ /

noun

  1. informal See magazine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Those four Mag 7 stocks combined had a negative 977.56-point contribution to the index in the 20 trading days it took to climb from 51,000.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

“Given the Mag 7 is funding much of the semiconductor demand, this divergence looks unsustainable,” the Ned Davis analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

“It boils down to another cost increase to the Mag 7, and there are already concerns around future profits there,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

“Long Mag Seven” was a crowded trade for good reason.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

I was happy to get away from Lake Mag, although I protested.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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