Mac-
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a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.
prefix
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(in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son of: MacDonald, MacNeice
common element in Scottish and Irish names, from Old Celtic *makko-s “son.” Cognate root *makwos “son” produced Old Welsh map, Welsh mab, ap “son;” also probably cognate with Old English mago “son, attendant, servant,” Old Norse mögr “son,” Gothic magus “boy, servant,” Old English mægð “maid” (see maiden).
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- Mac-1
language The assembly language used in the book cited below. See Mic-1. [“Structured Computer Organization”, A.S. Tanenbaum, 3rd Edition, P-H 1989, Sect. 4.3]. (1996-04-07)
- Mac-360
A system for solving numerical problems using equation-like input. Developed around 1967. [“User’s Guide to MAC-360”, Charles Stark Draper Lab, Cambridge MA (Aug 1973)]. [Sammet 1969, p. 264].
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- Macaber
[muh-kah-bruh, -kahb, -kah-ber] /məˈkɑ brə, -ˈkɑb, -ˈkɑ bər/ adjective 1. gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. 2. of, pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, especially its grimmer or uglier aspect. 3. of or suggestive of the allegorical dance of death. /məˈkɑːbə; -brə/ adjective 1. gruesome; ghastly; grim 2. resembling or associated with the danse macabre […]