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[ mak ]
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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

1
First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac

Other definitions for mac (2 of 7)

mac2

or mack

[ mak ]
/ mæk /

noun Informal.

Origin of mac

2
Shortened form

Other definitions for mac (3 of 7)

mac3
[ mak ]
/ mæk /

noun

Origin of mac

3
Shortened form

Other definitions for mac (4 of 7)

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)

M.Ac.

abbreviation
Master of Accountancy.

Other definitions for mac (7 of 7)

Mac.

abbreviation
Maccabees.
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British Dictionary definitions for mac (1 of 5)

mac

mack

/ (mæk) /

noun
British informal short for mackintosh (def. 1), mackintosh (def. 3)

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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