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  • ag
    ag
    adjective
    agriculture.
  • Ag
    Ag
    silver.
  • ag-
    ag-
    variant of ad- before g: agglutinate.
  • ag.
    ag.
    abbreviation
    agriculture.
  • Ag.
    Ag.
    abbreviation
    August.
  • A.G.
    A.G.
    abbreviation
    Adjutant General.
  • AG
    AG
    abbreviation
    Adjutant General
Synonyms

ag

1 American  
[ag] / æg /

adjective

Informal.
  1. agriculture.

    ag courses; to major in ag.


Ag 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. silver.


ag- 3 American  
  1. variant of ad- before g: agglutinate.


ag. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. agriculture.


Ag. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. August.


A.G. 6 American  
Or AG

abbreviation

  1. Adjutant General.

  2. Attorney General.


AG 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Adjutant General

  2. Attorney General

  3. Aktiengesellschaft

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ag 2 British  
/ æx /

interjection

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

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

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Ag 3 British  

symbol

  1. silver

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ag 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Antigua and Barbuda

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Etymology

Origin of ag1

By shortening

Origin of Ag2

From the Latin word argentum

Example Sentences

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The insurgency, which began in 2012, is led by Iyad ag Ghali, a former Marlboro-puffing rock ‘n’ roller who became radicalized and banned music from the territories he controls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"While some markets have opened up, we're still not back to exporting as much ag products as we have in the past," he added.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Production and precision ag sales increased 10.1% to $4.74 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $4.55 billion, boosted by higher shipment volumes and prices.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

“Looking ahead, we believe 2026 will mark the bottom of the large ag cycle,” said CEO John May in a news release.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Infin. of the obsolete Verb gearain, to complain, ag being understood; ag gearan equivalent to a present Participle, complaining.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

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