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mu

[myoo, moo]
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noun

the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
micron(def 1).

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Nearby words

  1. mtp,
  2. mts,
  3. mts.,
  4. mtv,
  5. mtwara,
  6. mu car,
  7. mu ehr,
  8. mu meson,
  9. mu'awiyah i,
  10. mu-neutrino

Origin of mu

First recorded in 1895–1900, mu is from the Greek word mŷ

Mu

[myoo, moo]

noun

a legendary lost continent supposed to have sunk into the SW Pacific Ocean at about the same time that Atlantis disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean.
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British Dictionary definitions for mu

mu

1

noun

the 12th letter in the Greek alphabet (Μ, μ), a consonant, transliterated as m

the internet domain name for

Mauritius

MU

abbreviation for

Musicians' Union
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medicine definitions for mu

mu

[myōō, mōō]

n.

The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a polypeptide chain that is one of five types of heavy chains present in immunoglobins.

Mu

abbr.

Mache unit
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