"ACG" meaning in All languages combined

See ACG on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ACG
  1. (video games, historical) Initialism of Ashby Computers & Graphics: a British video game developer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Ashby Computers & Graphics (extra: a British video game developer) Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-ACG-en-name-gpV7u8h0 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: video-games

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ACG (uncountable)
  1. (Greater China) Initialism of anime, comics and games: a Chinese subculture that revolves around anime, manga, and Japanese video games. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: anime (extra: a Chinese subculture that revolves around anime, manga, and Japanese video games), comics and games (extra: a Chinese subculture that revolves around anime, manga, and Japanese video games) Categories (topical): Fandom, Japanese fiction
    Sense id: en-ACG-en-noun-az9AVRZJ Disambiguation of Fandom: 31 65 4 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 8 86 5 Categories (other): Chinese English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 51 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 59 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 65 8
  2. (medicine) Initialism of angle closure glaucoma. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: angle closure glaucoma Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-ACG-en-noun-h2a6K95- Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ACGN (english: anime, comics, games, and novels), JK
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