m

¹

abbreviation

1. Physics.,  mass.

2. Finance.,  (of bonds) matured.

3. medieval.

4. medium.

5. meter; meters.

6. middle.

7. Music.,  minor.

M

²

Or m

[em]

noun

plural

M's, Ms, m's, 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.

m.

³

abbreviation

1. noon.

M.

⁴

Or m.

abbreviation

1. noon.

m

⁵

Symbol, Electricity.

1. magnetic pole strength.

M

⁶

abbreviation

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.).

12. British.,  motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway).

    the M1.

m.

⁷

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) mix.

M.

⁸

abbreviation

plural

MM 

1. Majesty.

2. Manitoba.

3. markka; markkaa.

4. Marquis.

5. Music.,  measure.

6. medicine.

7. medium.

8. meridian.

9. Monday.

10. Monsieur.

11. mountain.

M

⁹

Symbol.

1. the thirteenth in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase),  the Roman numeral for 1000.

3. Electricity.,  magnetization.

4. Biochemistry.,  methionine.

m.

¹⁰

abbreviation

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.

'm

¹¹

[m]

1. contraction of am.

   I'm not thirsty.

M'-

¹²

1. variant of Mac-.

m-

¹³

1. meta-.

2. (referring especially to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile.

   m-commerce; m-business.

M-

¹⁴

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

m-

¹

prefix

1. indicating the use of mobile-communications technology

   m-banking

M'-

²

prefix

1. a variant of Mac-

m.

³

abbreviation

1. cricket maiden (over)

2. male

3. mare

4. married

5. masculine

M

⁴

symbol

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 system

   M13 is the globular cluster in Hercules

7. Middle

8. physics modulus

9. (in Britain) motorway

   the M1 runs from London to Leeds

10. 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. 1000 See Roman numerals

abbreviation

1. Malta (international car registration)

M.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Majesty

2. (in titles) Member

3. million

4. Also: M. Monsieur

5. mountain

m

⁶

/ ɛm /

noun

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

m-

⁷

prefix

1. short for meta-

'm

⁸

contraction

1. (verb) am

2. (noun) madam

   yes'm

m

⁹

symbol

1. metre(s)

2. mile(s)

3. milli-

4. minute(s)

m

1. Abbreviation of mass, meter

Word History and Origins

Origin of m¹

From the Latin word merīdiēs

Origin of m²

From the Latin word merīdiēs

Origin of m³

From the Latin word misce

Word History and Origins

Origin of m¹

sense 4) French equivalent of Mr

Example Sentences

I’m a lousy sleeper and had a tight deadline looming at the end of the ride.

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"I'm the person who needs it and it's not giving me the information I need," the plant and soil scientist said.

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I’m grateful I have work, that I get to be a writer in America, that I have been able to earn my living that way and know so many of my readers.

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“I’m graduating you,” he said.

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"I'm past being angry inside. I'm at the point now where I just don't have the words."

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