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mes-

American  
  1. variant of meso- before vowels.

    mesencephalon.


mes- British  

combining form

  1. a variant of meso-

    mesarch

    mesencephalon

    mesenteron

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Cuando Barradas-Medel empezó a enviar dinero a México -al menos 100 dólares al mes- hizo que su madre dejara de trabajar.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

To explain litspam, recall the problem of false positives: legitimate mes- sages misfiled as spam.

From Scientific American • Jun. 19, 2013

Last week he sent Suwar al Dahab a mes- sage wishing him good luck.

From Time Magazine Archive

When He commissions a mes-         senger, it is one who is spiritually near Himself.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker

The stake and scaffold have never silenced the mes- sages of the Most High.

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker