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Princeton's WordNet

  1. macintosh, mackintosh, mac, macknoun

    a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

GCIDE

  1. Macnoun

    Shortened form of Macintosh, a brand name for a personal computer; as, the latest Mac has great new features.

Wiktionary

  1. Macnoun

    Used to address a man whose name is unknown.

    Have you got a light, Mac?

  2. Macnoun

    A Macintosh computer (made by Apple Computer), or its operating system.

  3. Macnoun

    A diminutive of the male given name Max.

  4. Etymology: Shortened from mackintosh

ChatGPT

  1. mac

    Mac can refer to several things: 1) MAC: An abbreviation often referring to Media Access Control, it is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. 2) Mac: A colloquial term for any type of computer produced by Apple Inc, including the MacBook, iMac, or Macintosh. 3) Mac: It can also be a shortened form of the name "Macintosh", a brand of computers developed by Apple Inc. 4) Mac: In names, 'Mac' is a common prefix in Scottish and Irish surnames, meaning 'son of'. 5) Mac: A popular shorthand for the cosmetic company, MAC Cosmetics. 6) Mac: It could also refer to MAC (Make-up Art Cosmetics), a manufacturer of cosmetics. 7) The Mac: Slang for Big Mac, a hamburger sold by international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's. 8) MAC: In healthcare, it can refer to Mycobacterium avium complex, a group of bacteria related to tuberculosis and leprosy. The specific meaning of 'mac' generally depends on its context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mac

    a prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son

  2. Etymology: [Gael., son.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Mac

    mak, a prefix in Scotch names, meaning son (of). [Gael. and Ir. mac, son; W. map, mab, also ap, ab.]

Editors Contribution

  1. MAC

    Military Armament Corporation


    Submitted by anonymous on May 15, 2019  

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  2. MAC

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MAC

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mac is ranked #13171 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Mac surname appeared 2,321 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Mac.

    63.6% or 1,477 total occurrences were Asian.
    23.5% or 547 total occurrences were White.
    7.7% or 179 total occurrences were Black.
    2.9% or 68 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 43 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.3% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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  1. AMC

  2. cam

  3. CAM

  4. CMA

  5. mca

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of MAC in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of MAC in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of MAC in a Sentence

  1. Brett Bruen:

    There's no overall strategy, there is no one in charge. State Mac Warner have a lot of disconnected, discombobulated efforts that are quite frankly dysfunctional.

  2. Adwait Mardikar:

    I think it is likely that we will see the switch happen in stages, we might see the switch to Apple chips for Apple's MacBook lineup in 2021, but I believe it will be quite a while before we see the entire Mac lineup on its own chips.

  3. Jiayi Xu:

    The Freddie Mac fixed rate for a 30-year loan rebounded slightly this week, following the trajectory of the 10-year Treasury.

  4. George Ratiu:

    The Freddie Mac fixed rate for a 30-year loan has been moving up and down in the 6% to 7% range since September 2022 when it crossed the 6% threshold for the first time in 14 years, mortgage rates have mirrored the volatility in the 10-year Treasury, as investors wrangle mixed expectations amid an inflow of new economic numbers.

  5. Mick Fleetwood:

    Fleetwood Mac were really accessible musically, but lyrically and emotionally, we weren't so easy. And it was our music that helped us survive. But all of us were in pieces personally.

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