Definition of 'mac'
Word forms: plural macs
1. countable noun
[British]
2. vocative noun
Mac is sometimes used, mainly by men, as a term of address for a man whose name they
do not know.
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mac in British English
noun
2. short for macaroni (sense 1)
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MAC in British English
abbreviation for
multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting
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mac in American English
noun
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Mac- in American English
son of
used in Scottish and Irish family names [MacDonald]: this form and its variants Mc-, Mc-, M'- are often grouped together when names are alphabetizedWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin
< Ir & Gael mac, son < OCelt *makkos, akin to *makwos, son > OWelsh map, Welsh mab, ap, son: see maidenWord Frequency
Mac in American English
(mæk)
noun
a male given name
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Mac. in American English
Maccabees
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Mac- in American English
prefix
Also: Mc-, Mc-, M'-
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by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Word origin
[‹ Ir, ScotGael mac son, OIr macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab]Word Frequency
M.Ac. in American English
abbreviation
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British English: mac
/mæk/ NOUN
A mac is a raincoat, especially one made from a particular kind of waterproof cloth.
- American English: raincoat /ˈreɪnkoʊt/
- Arabic: مِعْطَفٌ وَاْقِ مِنَ الْـمَطَرِ
- Brazilian Portuguese: capa impermeável
- Chinese: 马金托什雨衣
- Croatian: kišni ogrtač
- Czech: plášťenka
- Danish: regnfrakke
- Dutch: regenjas
- European Spanish: impermeable
- Finnish: sadetakki
- French: imperméable
- German: Regenmantel
- Greek: αδιάβροχο
- Italian: impermeabile
- Japanese: レインコート
- Korean: 레인코트
- Norwegian: regnkappe
- Polish: płaszcz nieprzemakalny
- European Portuguese: capa impermeável
- Romanian: pelerină de ploaie
- Russian: макинтош
- Latin American Spanish: impermeable
- Swedish: regnrock
- Thai: เสื้อคลุมกันฝน (มาจากคำว่า Mackintosh บางครั้งก็เรียก mack)
- Turkish: yağmurluk
- Ukrainian: макінтош
- Vietnamese: áo mưa
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