mac
1[ mak ]
/ mæk /
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noun (often initial capital letter)Informal.
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
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Origin of mac
1First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac
Words nearby mac
mabela, mabe pearl, Mabinogion, Mableton, Mabuse, mac, macabre, macaco, macadam, macadamia, macadamize
Other definitions for mac (2 of 7)
Origin of mac
2Shortened form
Other definitions for mac (3 of 7)
Origin of mac
3Shortened form
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Mac
[ mak ]
/ mæk /
noun
a male given name.
Other definitions for mac (5 of 7)
Mac-
a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.
Also Mc-, Mc-, M'- .
Origin of Mac-
<Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab
Other definitions for mac (6 of 7)
Mac.
abbreviation
Maccabees.
Other definitions for mac (7 of 7)
M.Ac.
abbreviation
Master of Accountancy.
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British Dictionary definitions for mac (1 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for mac (2 of 5)
Mac1
/ (mæk) /
noun
mainly US and Canadian an informal term of address to a man
Word Origin for Mac
C20: abstracted from Mac-, prefix of Scottish surnames
British Dictionary definitions for mac (3 of 5)
MAC
abbreviation for
multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting
British Dictionary definitions for mac (4 of 5)
Mac-
Mc- or M'-
prefix
(in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son ofMacDonald; MacNeice
Word Origin for Mac-
from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab
British Dictionary definitions for mac (5 of 5)
Mac.
abbreviation for
Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)
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