"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): Paraphilias, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-name-dKDr~yM2 Disambiguation of Paraphilias: 4 12 26 7 2 30 19 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 23 21 19 6 14 14 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  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, Paraphilias, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-name-rnQXO4si Disambiguation of Automobiles: 7 8 31 8 8 19 21 Disambiguation of Paraphilias: 4 12 26 7 2 30 19 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 23 21 19 6 14 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 37 3 0 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 6 36 4 2 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 40 2 1 24 24

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 Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-636Cags4 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 23 21 19 6 14 14
  2. (countable, military) Initialism of machine gun. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: machine gun Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-7nK5Zfy7 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (uncountable, pornography) Initialism of weight gain. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: weight gain Categories (topical): Pornography, Paraphilias, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-YIwzqRR6 Disambiguation of Paraphilias: 4 12 26 7 2 30 19 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 23 21 19 6 14 14 Topics: lifestyle, media, pornography, sexuality
  4. (countable, pathology) Initialism of myasthenia gravis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: myasthenia gravis Categories (topical): Pathology, Paraphilias, Weapons
    Sense id: en-MG-en-noun-yYrAhGgC Disambiguation of Paraphilias: 4 12 26 7 2 30 19 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 23 21 19 6 14 14 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 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)

Inflected forms

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  ],
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}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English words without vowels",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Automobiles",
    "en:Paraphilias",
    "en:Weapons"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "MG (not comparable)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "machine-glazed"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
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        "Initialism of machine-glazed."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "machine#English"
        ],
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          "glazed",
          "glazed#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(papermaking) Initialism of machine-glazed."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "alt-of",
        "initialism",
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "crafts",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "papermaking"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:MG"
  ],
  "word": "MG"
}

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