m

The definition of m is the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet.

(noun)

An example of m is the first letter in the word "martian."

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See m in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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. Origin: see M (sense )

    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. Origin: L meridies

    noon: A.M., P.M.

Chem. meta- (sense ): usually italicized and hyphenated in chemical names

am: used in contractions, sometimes very informally: I'm here; how'm I doing?

Mac-: M'Donald

See m in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or M

noun pl. M's m's or M's also ms or Ms
  1. The 13th letter of the modern English alphabet.
  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter m.
  3. The 13th in a series.
  4. Something shaped like the letter M.

abbreviation
  1. Grammar masculine
  2. Physics mass
  3. meter (measurement)
  4. minute
  5. also M Physics modulus

also m

The symbol for the Roman numeral 1,000.

abbreviation
  1. Printing em
  2. Bible Maccabees
  3. Mach number
  4. male
  5. medium
  6. metal
  7. middle term
  8. million
  9. Chemistry molar
  10. Physics moment
  11. Monday
  12. month
  13. mutual inductance

abbreviation
  1. married
  2. or M. Latin meridies (noon)
  3. meridian
  4. mile

abbreviation
  1. master
  2. mill (currency)
  3. minim
  4. Monsieur

Contraction of am: I'm feeling fine.

noun
A .30-caliber, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle capable of firing eight rounds before reloading, used by U.S. forces during World War II and the Korean War. Also called Garand.

Origin:

Origin: M, military classification

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