A and M

American  

Or A&M

1. Agricultural and Mechanical (college).

   Texas A and M.

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A & M British  

abbreviation

1. Agricultural and Mechanical

2. Ancient and Modern (hymn book)

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Example Sentences

So one can wonder at the monogram — a mix of his A and M initials — visible at the base of the totem poles appearing at each end of the postcard.

From Seattle Times

“The first two sources of X radiation outside our galaxy have been discovered in data obtained by rocket-borne X-ray detectors. The new sources have been identified at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory as coinciding with two of the most powerful radio-emitting galaxies, Cygnus A and M 87. Because the earth’s atmosphere is essentially opaque to X rays from space, instruments are placed above most of the atmosphere by means of Aerobee rockets fired from the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico.”

From Scientific American

Wakshull, hired by the plaintiffs, relied on comparisons of the letters A and M that each had written.

From Los Angeles Times

If we put our minds to it, we can remember quite a number of unethical stories at American universities in recent years: the sex abuse case that prompted the firing of the president and football coach at Penn State; the pepper-spraying of students at the University of California at Davis; the tragic hazing death of marching band member Robert Champion at Florida A and M University.

From Time

Large companies are more likely to be on the acquisition side of M&A, and M&A can be costly for those doing the buying, given the price premiums involved.

From Forbes