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M, m

[em]
noun, plural M's or Ms, m's or ms.
  1. the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter M or m, as in my, summer, or him.
  3. something having the shape of an M.
  4. a written or printed representation of the letter M or m.
  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter M or m.
  6. Printing. em.
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m

  1. Physics. mass.
  2. Finance. (of bonds) matured.
  3. medieval.
  4. medium.
  5. meter; meters.
  6. middle.
  7. Music. minor.
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m

  1. Symbol, Electricity. magnetic pole strength.
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M

  1. mach.
  2. Music. major.
  3. male.
  4. married.
  5. Medieval.
  6. medium.
  7. mega-.
  8. Middle.
  9. modal auxiliary.
  10. modifier.
  11. Economics. monetary aggregate: issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board as various measures of money supply (M-1, M-1A, M-2, etc.).Compare L
  12. British. motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway): the M1.
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M

Symbol.
  1. the thirteenth in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the twelfth.
  2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1000.Compare Roman numerals.
  3. Electricity. magnetization.
  4. Biochemistry. methionine.
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Mac-

  1. a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.
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Also Mc- Mc-, M'-.

Origin of Mac-

< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab

'm

[m]
  1. contraction of am: I'm not thirsty.
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m-

  1. meta-.
  2. (referring especially to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile: m-commerce; m-business.
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M-

  1. U.S. Military. (used to designate the production model of military equipment, as the M-1 rifle.)
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M'-

  1. variant of Mac-.
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m.

1
  1. noon.
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Origin of m.

1
From the Latin word merīdiēs

m.

2
  1. (in prescriptions) mix.
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Origin of m.

2
From the Latin word misce

m.

3
  1. male.
  2. (in Germany) mark; marks.
  3. married.
  4. masculine.
  5. Physics. mass.
  6. medium.
  7. meter.
  8. middle.
  9. mile.
  10. minute.
  11. modification of.
  12. modulus.
  13. molar.
  14. month.
  15. moon.
  16. morning.
  17. mouth.
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M.

1

or m.

  1. noon.
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Origin of M.

1
From the Latin word merīdiēs

M.

2
  1. Majesty.
  2. Manitoba.
  3. markka; markkaa.
  4. Marquis.
  5. Music. measure.
  6. medicine.
  7. medium.
  8. meridian.
  9. Monday.
  10. plural MM. Monsieur.
  11. mountain.
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Mc-

2
  1. variant of Mac-.
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mu

[myoo, moo]
noun
  1. the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
  3. micron(def 1).
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Origin of mu

First recorded in 1895–1900, mu is from the Greek word mŷ
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Examples from the Web for m

Contemporary Examples of m

Historical Examples of m

  • The Syrians added to it an m, thus giving it a participial form.

  • There was the tram line, if m'sieur did not care to take a fiacre.

    The Black Bag

    Louis Joseph Vance

  • I can't keep my mind on m' fishing—just wondering what the deuce he's after.

    Good Indian

    B. M. Bower

  • We-e-ell, yuh see, m' son, it's my business to mind other people's business!

    Good Indian

    B. M. Bower

  • "You're across the dead line, m' son," said Stanley, with lazy significance.

    Good Indian

    B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for m

m

M

noun plural m's, M's or Ms
  1. the 13th letter and tenth consonant of the modern English alphabet
  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a bilabial nasal, as in mat
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m

symbol for
  1. metre(s)
  2. mile(s)
  3. milli-
  4. minute(s)
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M

symbol for
  1. mach
  2. medium (size)
  3. mega-
  4. currency mark(s)
  5. million
  6. astronomy Messier catalogue; a catalogue published in 1784, in which 103 nebulae and clusters are listed using a numerical systemM13 is the globular cluster in Hercules
  7. Middle
  8. physics modulus
  9. (in Britain) motorwaythe M1 runs from London to Leeds
  10. (in Australia)
    1. mature audience (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone over the age of 15)
    2. (as modifier)an M film
  11. logic the middle term of a syllogism
  12. physics mutual inductance
  13. chem molar
  14. (Roman numeral) 1000See Roman numerals
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abbreviation for
  1. Malta (international car registration)
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m-

prefix
  1. short for meta- (def. 4)
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m-

prefix
  1. indicating the use of mobile-communications technologym-banking
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m.

abbreviation for
  1. cricket maiden (over)
  2. male
  3. mare
  4. married
  5. masculine
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M.

abbreviation for
  1. Majesty
  2. (in titles) Member
  3. million
  4. Also: M plural MM or MM French Monsieur
  5. mountain
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Word Origin for M.

sense 4) French equivalent of Mr

M'-

prefix
  1. a variant of Mac-
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'm

contraction of
  1. (verb) am
  2. (noun) madamyes'm
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Mc-

prefix
  1. a variant of Mac-
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usage

For names beginning with this prefix, see under Mac-

mu

1
noun
  1. the 12th letter in the Greek alphabet (Μ, μ), a consonant, transliterated as m
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mu

2
the internet domain name for
  1. Mauritius
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MU

abbreviation for
  1. Musicians' Union
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Mac-

Mc- or M'-

prefix
  1. (in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son ofMacDonald; MacNeice
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Word Origin for Mac-

from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab
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Word Origin and History for m

M

13th letter, from Greek mu, from Semitic mem. The Roman symbol for 1,000; sometimes used in this sense in English 15c.-16c.; but in late 20c. newspaper headlines it stands for million. As a thickness of type, from 1680s.

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Mac-

common element in Scottish and Irish names, from Old Celtic *makko-s "son." Cognate root *makwos "son" produced Old Welsh map, Welsh mab, ap "son;" also probably cognate with Old English mago "son, attendant, servant," Old Norse mögr "son," Gothic magus "boy, servant," Old English mægð "maid" (see maiden).

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
m in Medicine

m

abbr.
  1. mass
  2. meter
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M

abbr.
  1. molar1
  2. molarity
  3. morgan
  4. myopia
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m-

abbr.
  1. meta-
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mu

(myōō, mōō)
n.
  1. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or being a polypeptide chain that is one of five types of heavy chains present in immunoglobins.
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Mu

abbr.
  1. Mache unit
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m in Science

m

  1. Abbreviation of mass, meter
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