m
1 Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
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(referring especially to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile.
m-commerce; m-business.
abbreviation
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male.
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(in Germany) mark; marks.
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married.
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masculine.
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Physics. mass.
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medium.
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meter.
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middle.
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mile.
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minute.
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modification of.
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modulus.
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molar.
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month.
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moon.
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morning.
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mouth.
abbreviation
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mach.
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Music. major.
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male.
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married.
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Medieval.
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medium.
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mega-.
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Middle.
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modal auxiliary.
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modifier.
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Economics. monetary aggregate: issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board as various measures of money supply (M-1, M-1A, M-2, etc.).
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British. motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway).
the M1.
noun
plural
M's, Ms, m's, ms-
the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter M or m, as in my, summer, or him.
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something having the shape of an M.
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a written or printed representation of the letter M or m.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter M or m.
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Printing. em.
abbreviation
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the thirteenth in order or in a series.
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(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1000.
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Electricity. magnetization.
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Biochemistry. methionine.
abbreviation
plural
MM-
Majesty.
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Manitoba.
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markka; markkaa.
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Marquis.
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Music. measure.
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medicine.
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medium.
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meridian.
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Monday.
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Monsieur.
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mountain.
prefix
contraction
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(verb) am
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(noun) madam
yes'm
abbreviation
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cricket maiden (over)
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male
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mare
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married
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masculine
abbreviation
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Majesty
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(in titles) Member
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million
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Also: M. Monsieur
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mountain
symbol
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metre(s)
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mile(s)
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milli-
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minute(s)
prefix
symbol
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mach
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medium (size)
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mega-
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currency mark(s)
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million
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astronomy Messier catalogue; a catalogue published in 1784, in which 103 nebulae and clusters are listed using a numerical system
M13 is the globular cluster in Hercules
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Middle
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physics modulus
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(in Britain) motorway
the M1 runs from London to Leeds
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mature audience (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone over the age of 15)
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( as modifier )
an M film
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logic the middle term of a syllogism
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physics mutual inductance
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chem molar
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1000 See Roman numerals
abbreviation
prefix
noun
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the 13th letter and tenth consonant of the modern English alphabet
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a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a bilabial nasal, as in mat
Etymology
Origin of m.1
From the Latin word misce
Origin of m.1
From the Latin word merīdiēs
Origin of M.1
From the Latin word merīdiēs
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I have plans. But I’m not going to reveal them here.”
"I'm just buying and wearing things I've liked for a long time, now that I can afford them," he tells the BBC.
From BBC
When I asked him if his reputation as the godfather of Corsica was true, he replied: "Yes, I'm the godfather, but only to my grandchildren."
From BBC
"I'm proud of the way we compete, we fight, we just never think we're out of it."
From Barron's
“It’s too close to gambling or day-trading, and gamifies investing in a way that I’m not a huge fan of,” he said.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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