M's

Variant of m

m definition

m or M (em)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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