definitions

m-

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

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Nearby words

m'naghten rule, m'naghten test, m'sieur, m*a*s*h, m, m, m-, m-1, m-1 rifle, m-14, m-16, m-80

Definition for m- (2 of 5)

M-

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

Definition for m- (3 of 5)

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

Definition for m- (4 of 5)

Mc-

2

variant of Mac-.
Also Mc-.

Definition for m- (5 of 5)

M'-

variant of Mac-.
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British Dictionary definitions for m- (1 of 5)

m-

prefix

short for meta- (def. 4)

British Dictionary definitions for m- (2 of 5)

m-

prefix

indicating the use of mobile-communications technologym-banking

British Dictionary definitions for m- (3 of 5)

M'-

prefix

a variant of Mac-

British Dictionary definitions for m- (4 of 5)

Mc-

prefix

a variant of Mac-

usage

For names beginning with this prefix, see under Mac-

British Dictionary definitions for m- (5 of 5)

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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Medicine definitions for m-

m-

abbr.

meta-
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