"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 Categories (other): Papermaking 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)
    Sense id: en-MG-en-name-dKDr~yM2 Categories (other): Automobiles, Weapons Disambiguation of Automobiles: 8 33 5 38 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Weapons: 7 29 4 25 21 5 8
  2. Initialism of Minas Gerais: a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Minas Gerais (extra: a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil) Categories (place): Places in Brazil, States of Brazil
    Sense id: en-MG-en-name-~WEAnpyi Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of Brazil, Minas Gerais, Brazil, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 44 3 4 19 19 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 9 7 37 4 10 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 5 45 4 5 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 48 2 5 19 19

Noun

Forms: MGs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MG (countable and uncountable, plural MGs)
  1. (countable) A sports car manufactured by Morris Garages. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-636Cags4 Categories (other): Automobiles, Weapons Disambiguation of Automobiles: 8 33 5 38 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Weapons: 7 29 4 25 21 5 8
  2. (countable, military) Initialism of machine gun. Wikidata QID: Q12800 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: machine gun Hypernyms: firearm, gun, weapon Derived forms (Terms derived from "MG" (machine gun)): GPMG (english: general purpose machine gun), HMG (english: heavy machine gun), LMG (english: light machine gun), MMG (english: medium machine gun), SMG (english: submachine gun)
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-en:Q12800 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Military, Weapons Disambiguation of Weapons: 7 29 4 25 21 5 8 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'Terms derived from "MG" (machine gun)': 7 75 7 11
  3. Initialism of mycotic granulomatosis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: mycotic granulomatosis
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-E3D6Ks5H
  4. (countable, pathology) Initialism of myasthenia gravis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: myasthenia gravis
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-yYrAhGgC Categories (other): Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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