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Moog

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmoʊɡ/
  • CMU ARPABET: M UW1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of a series of early analog music synthesizers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Alsatian Alemannic German Moog, from Middle German Maag, Mage.

Named after its inventor, Robert Moog.