ag

¹

[ ag ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. agriculture:

   ag courses; to major in ag.

Ag

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. silver.

ag-

³

1. variant of ad- before g: agglutinate.

ag.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. agriculture.

Ag.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. August.

A.G.

⁶

or AG

abbreviation for

1. Adjutant General.
2. Attorney General.

AG

¹

abbreviation for

1. Adjutant General
2. Attorney General
3. Aktiengesellschaft

ag

²

the internet domain name for

1. Antigua and Barbuda

ag

³

/ æx /

interjection

1. an expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure, etc

sentence connector

1. an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc

Ag

⁴

the chemical symbol for

1. silver

Word History and Origins

Origin of ag¹

By shortening

Origin of ag²

From the Latin word argentum

Word History and Origins

Origin of ag¹

(for sense 3) German: joint-stock company

Origin of ag²

from Latin argentum

Example Sentences

Of even greater importance, the AG must be a person of unflinching integrity determined to resist abuse of the department’s vast power.

From Slate

Because the AG must also manage a sprawling governmental agency, including its relations with Congress, some management experience is highly desirable.

From Slate

If Gaetz’s opponents fall into the trap of exclusive focus on whether he did or didn’t have sex with a high school girl and lose sight of the systemic catastrophe Gaetz as AG would cause, they may well lose this fight.

From Slate

“We can't go past Dec. 31,” which is when most major ag programs authorized under the bill would lapse, he said.

From Salon

Prosecutors said al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz ag Mohamed ag Mahmoud led a "reign of terror" in the city after it was overrun in 2012 by the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group.

From BBC