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G
also g (dʒiː ) (plural G's, g's )
1.variable noun A1
G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet.
2.variable noun
In music, G is the fifth note in the scale of C major.
3.countable noun
A G is a unit of measurement of the force resulting from acceleration. One G is equivalent to the force of the earth's gravitational pull.
[technical]
4.countable noun [usu a/num N]
A G is a thousand pounds or dollars.
[mainly US, informal]
5. B1
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g in British English 1
nounWord forms: plural g's, G's or Gs
1.
the seventh letter and fifth consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually either a voiced velar stop, as in grass, or a voiced palato-alveolar affricate, as in page
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g in British English 2
symbol for
1.
gallon(s)
2.
gram(s)
3.
acceleration of free fall (due to gravity) near the surface of the earth
4.
grav
5. chess See algebraic notation
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G in British English
symbol for
1. music
a.
a note having a frequency of 392 hertz (G above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the fifth note of the scale of C major
b.
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
c.
the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
2.
gauss
3.
gravitational constant
4. physics
conductance
5. biochemistry
guanine
6.
German
7.
Gibbs function
8.
giga
9.
good
10. slang, mainly US
grand (a thousand dollars or pounds)
11.(in Australia)
a.
general exhibition (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone)
b.
(as modifier)
a G film
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G. in British English
or g.
abbreviation for
1.
Gulf
2.
guilder(s)
3.
guinea(s)
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G in American English 1
noun
1. Slang
one thousand dollars
2. Education
a grade meaning good
3. Music
a.
the fifth tone or note in the ascending scale of C major
b.
a key, string, etc. producing this tone
c.
the scale having this tone as the keynote
4. Physics
a.
the gravitational constant in Newton's law of gravitation
b.
G-force
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Word origin
(sense 1) < , grand (sense 12)
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G in American English 2
trademark
a film rating meaning “general audience”: it indicates that the film is considered suitable for persons of all ages
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G in American English 3
1.
game(s)
2.
gauge
3.
gauss(es)
4.
German
5.
giga-
6.
goal(s)
7.
goalkeeper
8.
gram(s)
9.
guanine
10. Basketball and American Football
guard
11.
guilder(s)
12.
guinea(s)
13.
gulf
14.
specific gravity
g Also, except for G3 (sense 3) G3 (sense 5) G3 (sense 13)
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G in American English 4
Electricity
conductance
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g in American English 1
nounWord forms: plural g's or G's
1.
the seventh letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek gamma, a borrowing from the Phoenician
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (g) of get or (j) of gem
3.
a type or impression for g or G
4.
the seventh in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like G
adjective
6.
of g or G
7.
seventh in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like G
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g in American English 1
abbreviation
1.Psychology
general intelligence
2.
good
3.
gram; grams
4.Electronics
grid
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g in American English 2
symbol Physics
1. See acceleration of gravity
2. gravity (sense 5)
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G in American English 1
abbreviationWord forms: plural Gs or G's
1.slang
grand: a sum of one thousand dollars
2.(sometimes lc) Aerospace
gravity: a unit of acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity at the earth's surface
3.
gay
4.Psychology
general intelligence
5.
German
6.
good
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G in American English 2
symbol
1.
the seventh in order or in a series
2.Music
a.
the fifth tone in the scale of C major or the seventh tone in the relative minor scale, A minor
b.
a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone
c.
a written or printed note representing this tone
d.(in the fixed system of solmization)
the fifth tone of the scale of C major, called sol
e.
the tonality having G as the tonic note
3.(sometimes lc)
the medieval Roman numeral for 400
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4.Electricity
a.
conductance
b.
gauss
5.Physics
constant of gravitation
See under law of gravitation
6.Biochemistry
a.
glycine
b.
guanine
7.
general: a rating assigned to a motion picture by the Motion Picture Association of America indicating that the film is suitable for general audiences, or children as well as adults
Compare PG2, PG-13, R2 (sense 5), X2 (sense 8)
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G in American English
(dʒi) or g (dʒi)
nounWord forms: plural G's or Gs, g's or gs
1.
the seventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant
2.
any spoken sound represented by the letter G or g, as in get, German, or camouflage
3.
something having the shape of a G.
4.
a written or printed representation of the letter G or g
5.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter G or g
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g. in American English
abbreviation
1.
gauge
2.
gender
3.
general
4.
generally
5.
genitive
6.
going back to
7.
gold
8.
grain; grains
9.
gram; grams
10.American Football
guard
11.Brit
guinea: an old British unit of money that was worth £1.05, still sometimes used, for example in the names of horse races
12.
gun
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G. in American English
abbreviation
1.
German
2.
gourde; gourdes: a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti
3.
(specific) gravity
4.
Gulf
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