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m

or M

noun pl. M's, m's

  1. the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek mu, derived ultimately from the Phoenician
  2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (m) of milk or stratagem
  3. a type or impression for m or M
  4. the thirteenth in a sequence or group
  5. Printing an em (Example: a “ dash” is a dash that is one em long)
  6. an object shaped like

adjective

  1. of m or M
  2. thirteenth in a sequence or group
  3. shaped like

  1. male
  2. manual
  3. mark (a coin)
  4. married
  5. masculine
  6. Physics
    1. mass
    2. modulus
  7. medium
  8. meridian
  9. meter(s)
  10. mile(s)
  11. mill(s)
  12. milli-
  13. million(s)
  14. minim
  15. minute(s)
  16. month
  17. moon
  18. morning
  19. noon: a.m., p.m.

noun

a Roman numeral for 1,000: with a superior bar (), 1,000,000

  1. Bible Maccabees
  2. male
  3. Manitoba
  4. March
  5. mark (a coin)
  6. Marquis
  7. married
  8. May
  9. medieval
  10. medium
  11. mega-
  12. Astron. Messier catalog
  13. Chem. metal
  14. Music mezzo
  15. Physics momentum
  16. Monday
  17. Monsieur
  18. Elec. mutual inductance
  19. noon: A.M., P.M.

See m in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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