name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the male given name Max.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A diminutive of the male given name Max.
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A diminutive for a person with a surname that starts with "Mac" or "Mc".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Synonyms: Macca
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McMaster University
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Usage: informal
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McDonald's
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, slang
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Synonyms: Macs
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name
Acronym of Military Airlift Command, formerly, one of three former divisions of the US airforce, the others being SAC and TAC.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Acronym of Military Armament Corporation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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Initialism of Military Armistice Commission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Qualifier: UN
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noun
Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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noun
A person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
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noun
Clipping of macaroni.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable
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noun
Used to address a man whose name is unknown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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noun
A Macintosh computer (made by Apple Inc.).
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noun
Initialism of maximum allowable concentration, the maximum concentration of a pollutant which is considered harmless to healthy adults during their working hours, assuming they breathe uncontaminated air at all other times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Initialism of mandatory access control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: computer security
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noun
Initialism of media access control: the portion of Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 wireless, Bluetooth, FDDI, ATM, and Fibre Channel networks that controls which hardware devices have access to the media over which signals are sent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of mean aerodynamic chord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Initialism of mid-air collision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Initialism of message authentication code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of merchant aircraft carrier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, politics, transport, war
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noun
Initialism of magnetic accelerator cannon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
Initialism of Migration Authorisation Code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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noun
Initialism of membrane attack complex, a part of the complement system of the innate immune system.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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noun
Initialism of multiply and accumulate, a hardware module found in digital signal processors which performs a multiplication and adds the result of that operation to an accumulator in the same cycle, used extensively in implementations of digital filters, transforms, and codecs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of Mycobacterium avium complex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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noun
Initialism of minimum alveolar concentration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: anesthesiology, medicine, sciences
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noun
Initialism of monitored anesthesia care.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: anesthesiology, medicine, sciences
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noun
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: macintosh, mackintosh, mack
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: raincoat, waterproof
Narrower terms: oilskin, slicker
History
See macc for details.
A shortening.
Clipping of mackintosh.
Clipping of macaroni.
Informal diminutive of Macintosh, later adopted by Apple as a trademark.
Across languages
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