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noun, plural M's or Ms, m's or ms. the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter M or m, as in my, summer, or him.
something having the shape of an M.
a written or printed representation of the letter M or m.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter M or m.
Finance . (of bonds) matured.
meter; meters.
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Symbol , Electricity . magnetic pole strength.
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modal auxiliary.
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 British . motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway): the M1.
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Symbol . the thirteenth in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the twelfth.
(sometimes lowercase ) the Roman numeral for 1000. Compare Roman numerals . Show More
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
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(referring especially to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile: m-commerce; m-business.
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U.S. Military . (used to designate the production model of military equipment, as the M-1 rifle.)
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Origin of m. 1 From the Latin word merīdiēs
Origin of m. 2 From the Latin word misce
(in Germany) mark; marks.
modification of.
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Origin of M. 1 From the Latin word merīdiēs
noun the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
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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 “I´m now writing to you from goat heaven,” he lam ented on the blog he m aintains.
A third cabinet m em ber used public funds to pay in an S & M bar.
“[M ]any a headband was soon stained red,” noted a TIM E cover story from 1964.
He tells us that “[m ]id-Decem ber in New York City is m agical.”
Perhaps that S M bar trip was actually a useful political lesson after all.
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.
I can't keep m y m ind on m ' fishing—just wondering what the deuce he's after.
We-e-ell, yuh see, m ' son, it's m y business to m ind other people's business!
"You're across the dead line, m ' son," said Stanley, with lazy significance.
British Dictionary definitions for m noun plural m's , M's or Ms the 13th letter and tenth consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a bilabial nasal, as in mat
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symbol for metre(s)
mile(s)
milli-
minute(s)
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symbol for mach
medium (size)
mega-
currency mark(s)
million
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
Middle
physics modulus
(in Britain) motorway the M1 runs from London to Leeds
(in Australia) mature audience (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone over the age of 15) (as modifier ) an M film logic the middle term of a syllogism
physics mutual inductance
chem molar
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abbreviation for Malta (international car registration)
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prefix indicating the use of mobile-communications technology m-banking
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abbreviation for cricket maiden (over)
male
mare
married
masculine
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abbreviation for Majesty
(in titles) Member
million
Also: M plural MM or MM French Monsieur
mountain
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Word Origin for M. sense 4) French equivalent of Mr
contraction of (verb) am
(noun) madam yes'm
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usage For names beginning with this prefix, see under Mac-
noun the 12th letter in the Greek alphabet (Μ, μ), a consonant, transliterated as m
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the internet domain name for prefix (in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son of MacDonald ; 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 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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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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abbr. molar1
molarity
morgan
myopia
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n. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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adj. Of, relating to, or being a polypeptide chain that is one of five types of heavy chains present in immunoglobins.
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Abbreviation of mass , meter
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