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machineāgun
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
machineāgun
(adjective)
machine gun
(noun)
machineāgun
/mÉ
Ė
ŹiĖnĖgŹn/
adjective
machineāgun
/mÉ
Ė
ŹiĖnĖgŹn/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MACHINEāGUN
always used before a noun
informal
:
very quick
a comedian with a
machine-gun
[=
rapid-fire
] delivery
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