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mac

1

[ mak ]

noun

(often initial capital letter)
  1. fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).


mac

2
or mack

[ mak ]

noun

Informal.

mac

3

[ mak ]

Mac

4

[ mak ]

noun

  1. a male given name.

Mac.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Maccabees.

M.Ac.

6

abbreviation for

  1. Master of Accountancy.

Mac-

7
  1. a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origen, as MacBride and Macdonald.

MAC

1

abbreviation for

  1. multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mac.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mac-

3

prefix

  1. (in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origen) son of

    MacNeice

    MacDonald

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mac

4

/ mæk /

noun

  1. informal.
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mac

5

/ mæk /

noun

  1. an informal term of address to a man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mac1

First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac

Origin of mac2

Shortened form

Origin of mac3

Shortened form

Origin of mac4

< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mac1

from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab

Origin of mac2

C20: abstracted from Mac- , prefix of Scottish surnames
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Example Sentences

From honey lavender and strawberry honey balsamic with black pepper to pear and blue cheese, and even smoked mac and cheese, there’s something for every palate.

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The officer’s visit coincided with one of their mother’s visits — she arrived with mac and cheese, chips and chicken.

The little containers are labeled “mystery color” so you don’t know whether your mac will turn out a murky green or a Pepto Bismol pink.

She would make Southern-style food, so like fried stuff, mac and cheese and I loved to help her.

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“Americans love their mac and cheese, and so do we.”

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