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m-

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

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Nearby words

  1. m'naghten rule,
  2. m'naghten test,
  3. m'sieur,
  4. m*a*s*h,
  5. m, m,
  6. m-1,
  7. m-1 rifle,
  8. m-14,
  9. m-16,
  10. m-80

M-

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

Mac-

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

Origin of Mac-

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

Mc-

2

variant of Mac-.
Also Mc-.

M'-

variant of Mac-.
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British Dictionary definitions for m-

m-

prefix

short for meta- (def. 4)

prefix

indicating the use of mobile-communications technologym-banking

M'-

prefix

a variant of Mac-

Mc-

prefix

a variant of Mac-

usage

For names beginning with this prefix, see under Mac-

Mac-

Mc- or M'-

prefix

(in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son ofMacDonald; MacNeice

Word Origin for Mac-

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

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).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for m-

m-

abbr.

meta-
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