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mem

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/ mɛm /
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noun
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
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Origin of mem

1895–1900; <Hebrew mēm, akin to mayim water

Other definitions for mem (2 of 2)

mem.

abbreviation
member.
memoir.
memorandum.
memorial.
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British Dictionary definitions for mem

mem
/ (mɛm) /

noun
the 13th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (מ or, at the end of a word, ם), transliterated as m

Word Origin for mem

Hebrew, literally: water
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