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magnificent seven

magnificent seven proper noun: the seven Big Tech companies or their stock: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, Tesla, Meta, and Microsoft.

Proper noun (1)

the magnificent seven pl (plural only)

  1. (colloquial, plural, plural-only) The seven Big Tech companies or their stock: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, Tesla, Meta, and Microsoft.
    • The “magnificent seven” now account for 29% of the market value of the S&P 500, and a whopping 61% of the NASDAQ 100, up from 20% and 53%, respectively, at the start of the year.2023 July 20, “Big tech’s dominance is straining the logic of passive investing”, in The Economist, →ISSN
    • “We are on the edge of an AI surge that will make the dotcom boom look like spring break,” says Boris Feldman, co-head of Freshfield's global tech practice, who advises multiple “magnificent seven” tech companies.2024 July 20, Tabby Kinder, George Hammond, Hannah Murphy, Alex Rogers, quoting Boris Feldman, “Has Silicon Valley gone Maga?”, in FT Weekend (Big Read section), London: The Financial Times Ltd....
    Synonyms:
    Mag7
  2. (UK, colloquial, plural, plural-only) The seven large private cemeteries established in London in the 19th century.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Magnificent Seven

the Magnificent Seven pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Alternative letter-case form of magnificent seven.

Synonyms of magnificent seven

Forms of magnificent seven

alternative formMagnificent Seven

Origin of magnificent seven

After the Western film The Magnificent Seven (1960), itself based on Seven Samurai (1954).

Questions about magnificent seven

What does magnificent seven mean?
Magnificent seven means the seven Big Tech companies or their stock: Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, Tesla, Meta, and Microsoft.
What part of speech is magnificent seven?
Magnificent seven is a proper noun.

Words near magnificent seven in the dictionary

  1. magnificent bird of paradise
  2. magnificent birds of paradise
  3. magnificent frigate bird
  4. magnificent frigatebird
  5. magnificent frigatebirds
  6. magnificent seven
  7. magnificently
  8. magnificentness
  9. magnificient
  10. magnifick
  11. magnifico

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