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Added 8 October 2026

tag

/tæɡ/ symbol

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ISO 639-3 language code for Tagoi.

noun

Physical appendage. A small label.
He has a tag hung on his bag.
A small label.
He has a tag hung on his bag.
A skin tag, an excrescence of skin.

verb

To label (something).
To mark (something) with one's graffiti tag.
To remove dung tags from a sheep.
Regularly tag the rear ends of your sheep.

noun

A decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in Jewish scrolls, especially in Stam style.

Origin

From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.

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