"MG" meaning in English

See MG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} MG (not comparable)
  1. (papermaking) Initialism of machine-glazed. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: machine-glazed
    Sense id: en-MG-en-adj-vR34fReY Topics: arts, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, papermaking

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MG
  1. Initialism of Morris Garages, a British sports-car manufacturer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Morris Garages (extra: a British sports-car manufacturer) Categories (topical): Automobiles, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-name-dKDr~yM2 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 5 10 24 22 22 17 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 26 18 28 14 10 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 13 18 26 27 12
  2. Initialism of Minas Gerais, a state of Brazil. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Minas Gerais (extra: a state of Brazil) Categories (topical): Automobiles, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-name-rnQXO4si Disambiguation of Automobiles: 5 10 24 22 22 17 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 26 18 28 14 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 30 19 18 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 13 18 26 27 12

Noun

Forms: MGs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MG (countable and uncountable, plural MGs)
  1. A sports car manufactured by Morris Garages. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Automobiles, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-636Cags4 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 5 10 24 22 22 17 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 26 18 28 14 10 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 13 18 26 27 12
  2. (military) Abbreviation of machine gun. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: machine gun Categories (topical): Military, Automobiles, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-gvLEajoP Disambiguation of Automobiles: 5 10 24 22 22 17 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 26 18 28 14 10 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 13 18 26 27 12 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (pathology) Initialism of myasthenia gravis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: myasthenia gravis Categories (topical): Diseases, Automobiles, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-yYrAhGgC Disambiguation of Automobiles: 5 10 24 22 22 17 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 26 18 28 14 10 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 13 18 26 27 12 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: LMG (english: light machine gun), MMG (english: medium machine gun), HMG (english: heavy machine gun), SMG (english: submachine gun), GPMG (english: general purpose machine gun)

Inflected forms

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