Mc-1
Word Origin
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a combining form, used especially to form nonce words, with the meaning “generic; homogenized”:
McSchools that offer no individual attention; reading McNews instead of a serious newspaper.
Origin
<Mc(Donald's), chain of fast-food restaurants
Mc-2
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variant of Mac-.
Also, Mc-.
Mac-
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a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.
Also, Mc-, Mc-, M'-.
Origin
< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab
mc-
\mə̇k; mə̇ before forms beginning with k or g\ prefix
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: McDonald's, chain of fast-food restaurants; from the association of the chain with products that are easily available though basic and standardized
: — used to indicate an inexpensive, convenient, or easy but usually low-quality or commercialized version of something specified
< McBook >
< McDoctor >
< McBook >
< McDoctor >