mag
part of speech
noun (mag, mags) – short for magazine; also short for magnitude, magnesium, magnet (rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal) A magazine: a thin book with pictures and articles that comes out regularly. tree →
2) (informal, Australia/NZ/UK) Chat or gossip, or to chatter: «have a mag» (old-fashioned). tree →
3) (informal) A magazine for a gun – the part that holds the bullets. tree →
4) (informal) Short for «mag wheel» (a shiny metal car wheel), or for magnitude/magnesium in science shorthand. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it is part of the Babylonian title Rab-mag, a chief official. It is not the magazine. Interpretation: The title probably means a chief of the priests or magicians. Tradition mentions it among Nebuchadnezzar's officers when Jerusalem fell. In the primary lessons: Mostly a clipped word in everyday talk: «a comic mag», «a gaming mag», «a football mag». In older Australian and British speech, «to mag» is to chat a lot. In science notes, «Mg» is the symbol for magnesium; «mag» may be written as a shorthand. It tells the reader the speaker is casual.
examples
- So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban Rab-saris, and Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon; (Prophets JER.39.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Prophets JER.39.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- I bought a football mag with my pocket money. tree →
- Mum reads a cooking mag on the train. tree →
- My brother loves gaming mags. tree →
- The school mag has a page of jokes. tree →
- Gran and her friend had a good mag over a cup of tea. tree →
- The detective found an empty mag on the floor. tree →
- Dad's car has new mag wheels. tree →
note
Clipped informal word; in writing use «magazine». Plural «mags». A «magazine» (the whole word) can also mean a store for weapons or ammunition. Not the same as «mug» or «nag».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mag» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.