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m

1

abbreviation for

  1. Physics. mass.
  2. Finance. (of bonds) matured.
  3. meter; meters.
  4. Music. minor.


M

2
or m

[ em ]

noun

, plural M's or Ms, m's or ms.
  1. the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  2. any spoken sound represented by the letter M or m, as in my, summer, or him.
  3. something having the shape of an M.
  4. a written or printed representation of the letter M or m.
  5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter M or m.
  6. Printing. em.

m.

3

abbreviation for

  1. noon.

M.

4
or m.

abbreviation for

  1. noon.

m

5
Symbol, Electricity.
  1. magnetic pole strength.

M

6

abbreviation for

  1. mach.
  2. Music. major.
  3. male.
  4. married.
  5. Medieval.
  6. medium.
  7. mega-.
  8. Middle.
  9. modal auxiliary.
  10. modifier.
  11. Economics. monetary aggregate: issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board as various measures of money supply ( M-1, M-1A, M-2, etc.). Compare L
  12. British. motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway):

    the M1.

m.

7

abbreviation for

  1. (in prescriptions) mix.

M.

8

abbreviation for

, plural MM.
  1. Majesty.
  2. Manitoba.
  3. markka; markkaa.
  4. Marquis.
  5. Music. measure.
  6. medicine.
  7. medium.
  8. meridian.
  9. Monday.
  10. plural MM Monsieur.
  11. mountain.

M

9
Symbol.
  1. the thirteenth in order or in a series.
  2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1000. Compare Roman numerals.
  3. Biochemistry. methionine ( def ).

m.

10

abbreviation for

  1. male.
  2. (in Germany) mark; marks.
  3. married.
  4. masculine.
  5. Physics. mass.
  6. medium.
  7. meter.
  8. middle.
  9. mile.
  10. minute.
  11. modification of.
  12. modulus.
  13. molar.
  14. month.
  15. moon.
  16. morning.
  17. mouth.

'm

11

[ m ]

  1. contraction of am:

    I'm not thirsty.

M'-

12
  1. variant of Mac-.

m-

13
  1. (referring especially to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile:

    m-commerce; m-business.

M-

14
  1. U.S. Military. (used to designate the production model of military equipment, as the M-1 rifle.)

m-

1

prefix

  1. indicating the use of mobile-communications technology

    m-banking

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M'-

2

prefix

  1. a variant of Mac-
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m.

3

abbreviation for

  1. cricket maiden (over)
  2. male
  3. mare
  4. married
  5. masculine
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M

4

symbol for

  1. mach
  2. medium (size)
  3. mega-
  4. currency mark(s)
  5. million
  6. astronomy Messier catalogue; a catalogue published in 1784, in which 103 nebulae and clusters are listed using a numerical system

    M13 is the globular cluster in Hercules

  7. Middle
  8. physics modulus
  9. (in Britain) motorway

    the M1 runs from London to Leeds

  10. in Australia
    1. mature audience (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone over the age of 15)
    2. ( as modifier )

      an M film

  11. logic the middle term of a syllogism
  12. physics mutual inductance
  13. chem molar
  14. Roman numeral 1000 See Roman numerals
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abbreviation for

  1. Malta (international car registration)
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M.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Majesty
  2. (in titles) Member
  3. million
  4. AlsoM MMMM Monsieur
  5. mountain
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m

6

/ ɛm /

noun

  1. the 13th letter and tenth consonant of the modern English alphabet
  2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a bilabial nasal, as in mat
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m-

7

prefix

  1. short for meta-
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'm

8

contraction of

  1. verb am
  2. noun madam

    yes'm

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m

9

symbol for

  1. metre(s)
  2. mile(s)
  3. milli-
  4. minute(s)
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m

  1. Abbreviation of mass , meter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of m1

From the Latin word merīdiēs

Origin of m2

From the Latin word merīdiēs

Origin of m3

From the Latin word misce
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Word History and Origins

Origin of m1

sense 4) French equivalent of Mr
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Example Sentences

In total, £50.4 m was spent on one site, Birmingham, which was never used by patients in the pandemic.

From BBC

It’s 3 p.m and Jack Flaherty is set to take the mound in two hours.

Open Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Say this mistake results in every single one of your 7 a.m voters being mis-categorized as “out of precinct.”

From Salon

When presenter Billy Crystal got a reaction from the audience when after mentioning it had been 50 years since his first talk show appearance, he asked, “You’re applauding that I‘m old?”

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