m.
1 Americanabbreviation
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(referring especially to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile.
m-commerce; m-business.
abbreviation
abbreviation
PLURAL
MM-
Majesty.
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Manitoba.
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markka; markkaa.
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Marquis.
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Music. measure.
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medicine.
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medium.
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meridian.
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Monday.
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Monsieur.
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mountain.
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the thirteenth in order or in a series.
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(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1000.
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Electricity. magnetization.
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Biochemistry. methionine.
abbreviation
abbreviation
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mach.
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Music. major.
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male.
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married.
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Medieval.
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medium.
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mega-.
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Middle.
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modal auxiliary.
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modifier.
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Economics. monetary aggregate: issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board as various measures of money supply (M-1, M-1A, M-2, etc.).
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British. motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway).
the M1.
abbreviation
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male.
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(in Germany) mark; marks.
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married.
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masculine.
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Physics. mass.
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medium.
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meter.
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middle.
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mile.
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minute.
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modification of.
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modulus.
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molar.
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month.
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moon.
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morning.
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mouth.
noun
PLURAL
M's, Ms, m's, ms-
the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter M or m, as in my, summer, or him.
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something having the shape of an M.
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a written or printed representation of the letter M or m.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter M or m.
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Printing. em.
noun
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the 13th letter and tenth consonant of the modern English alphabet
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a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a bilabial nasal, as in mat
abbreviation
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cricket maiden (over)
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male
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mare
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married
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masculine
prefix
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012abbreviation
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Majesty
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(in titles) Member
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million
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Also: M. Monsieur
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mountain
prefix
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012prefix
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012symbol
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metre(s)
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mile(s)
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milli-
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minute(s)
contraction
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(verb) am
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(noun) madam
yes'm
symbol
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mach
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medium (size)
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mega-
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currency mark(s)
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million
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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
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Middle
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physics modulus
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(in Britain) motorway
the M1 runs from London to Leeds
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mature audience (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone over the age of 15)
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( as modifier )
an M film
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logic the middle term of a syllogism
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physics mutual inductance
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chem molar
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1000 See Roman numerals
abbreviation
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of m.1
From the Latin word merīdiēs
Origin of m.1
From the Latin word misce
Origin of M.1
From the Latin word merīdiēs
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Actor Jack P Shepherd said: "Terrible to read that Debbie. Devastating news, thinking of you all," while Shobna Gulati wrote: "Sending you all the love, I'm so sorry and my deepest sympathies."
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Chelsee Healey, who also appeared in Waterloo road, posted: "My heart breaks for you all, I'm so so sorry."
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Now, his team is the No. 10 seed going under the radar into the College Football Playoff, where it will face No. 7 Texas A&M on Saturday.
"I have been living in a nightmare... I feel like I'm a shell of the person that I used to be."
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"I'm not saying I would go that way, but that's one option - move Ollie down and keep," says former England captain Michael Vaughan.
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