"Gage" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɡeɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: Gages [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: An occupational surname from Middle English gage, guage (“measure”) for an assayer, or gage (“pledge”) for a moneylender. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|gage|gage, guage|measure}} Middle English gage, guage (“measure”), {{m|enm|gage||pledge}} gage (“pledge”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Gages}} Gage (countable and uncountable, plural Gages)
  1. A surname originating as an occupation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-Ng4uA~tx Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-dckRnzkL Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 26 29 14 14 6 10 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 11 12 23 23 5 23
  3. A female given name. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-b1svBRzJ Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 26 29 14 14 6 10 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 11 12 23 23 5 23
  4. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English unisex given names Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-tbXGPVul Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 26 29 14 14 6 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 5 34 33 6 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 11 12 23 23 5 23
  5. A place in the United States:
    A ghost town in Luna County, New Mexico.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English unisex given names Categories (place): Ghost towns in New Mexico, USA, Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-qc6W5uVu Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 26 29 14 14 6 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 5 34 33 6 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 11 12 23 23 5 23
  6. A place in the United States:
    A town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, named after Lyman J. Gage.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Oklahoma, USA, Towns in the United States Derived forms: Gage County
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-~QaDStHj
  7. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-gF9Vamum Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 5 34 33 6 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 11 12 23 23 5 23

Inflected forms

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        "en:Places in Oklahoma, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Towns in Oklahoma, USA",
        "en:Towns in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States:",
        "A town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, named after Lyman J. Gage."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ellis County",
          "Ellis County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Oklahoma",
          "Oklahoma#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in West Virginia, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States:",
        "An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Barbour County",
          "Barbour County#English"
        ],
        [
          "West Virginia",
          "West Virginia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡeɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "gauge"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪdʒ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gage"
}

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