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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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It is also cheaper than SOXX, which is valued around 27 times earnings estimates, and trading at a notable discount to the Mag Seven, which trade for 31 times earnings.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

AI spending will accelerate again this year, based on updates from four of the Mag Seven cohort, to just over $725 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

China Rare Earth Nonferrous Metals shares closed 8.9% higher on Wednesday, while JL Mag Rare-Earth 300748 8.10%increase; green up pointing triangle added 8.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The Mag Seven’s collective value on Monday of $22 trillion was as much as all developed stock markets outside the U.S. combined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The Lake Mag girls had mentioned them, yet I had never seen one.

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

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