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mig

[mig]
–noun Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.
1. a playing marble, esp. one that is not used as a shooter.
2. migs, (used with a singular verb) the game of marbles.
Also, migg.


Origin:
perh. var. of mib with g from game

MiG

[mig]
–noun
any of several Russian-built fighter aircraft, as the MiG-15, a jet used in the Korean War.
Also, Mig, MIG


Origin:
named after Artem Mi(koyan) and Mikhail G(urevich), Russian aircraft designers
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MiG   (mĭg)   
n.  Any of a series of Russian fighter aircraft using piston and later jet engines, such as the MiG 15, an interceptor used during the Korean War, and the MiG 21, exported around the world during the 1970s.

[After Artem Ivanovich Mi(koyan) (1905-1970) and Mikhail Iosifovich G(urevich) (1892-1976), Russian aircraft designers.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

MiG 
"Russian fighter plane," so called in honor of aircraft designers Mi(koyan) and G(urevitch).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

MIG

See Moody's Investment Grade.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Computing Dictionary

MIG
Mach Interface Generator

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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