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English word origin

Etymology of HMG

By initialism.

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
name

Her Majesty's Government, or, His Majesty's Government; referring to the government of the United Kingdom or the government of certain other Commonwealth realms.

noun

Initialism of heavy machine gun.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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