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m

noun, often capitalized, often attributive
\ ˈem How to pronounce m (audio) \
plural m's or ms\ ˈemz How to pronounce ms (audio) \

Definition of m

 (Entry 1 of 4)

1a : the 13th letter of the English alphabet
b : a graphic representation of this letter
c : a speech counterpart of orthographic m
2 : one thousand — see Table of Numbers
3 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter m
4 : one designated m especially as the 13th in order or class
5 : something shaped like the letter M
6a : em sense 2
b : pica sense 2

m

abbreviation (1)

Definition of m (Entry 2 of 4)

1 male
2 manual
3 married
4 martyr
5 masculine
6 mass
7 measure
8 meridian
9 [ Latin meridies ] noon
10 meter
11 middle
12 mile
13 [ Latin mille ] thousand
14 milli-
15 minute
16 molal; molality
17 mole
18 month
19 moon
20 morning
21 muscle

M

abbreviation (2)

Definition of M (Entry 3 of 4)

1 Mach
2 magnitude
3 March
4 May
5 medium
6 mega-
7 million
8 molar; molarity
9 monsieur

m-

abbreviation (3)

Definition of m- (Entry 4 of 4)

meta-

Examples of m in a Sentence

Noun

 a word that starts with an m a word that starts with m

First Known Use of m

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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m

noun
How to pronounce m- (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of m

: the 13th letter of the English alphabet
: the Roman numeral that means 1,000

See the full definition for m in the English Language Learners Dictionary

m

noun, often capitalized
\ ˈem How to pronounce m (audio) \
plural m's or ms\ ˈemz \

Kids Definition of m

1 : the 13th letter of the English alphabet
2 : 1000 in Roman numerals

m.

abbreviation

Kids Definition of m.

1 male
2 meter
3 mile

m

abbreviation

Medical Definition of m

 (Entry 1 of 4)

1 Mach
2

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