M
\ˈɛm], \ˈɛm], \ˈɛ_m]\
Definitions of M
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
By Princeton University
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denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, 178-180, 242.
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As a numeral, stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin.
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A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square.
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A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy.
By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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This letter signifies, in prescriptions, maniplus, 'a handful.' Also, misce, 'mix.' See Abbreviation.
By Robley Dunglison
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the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is an articulation formed by a compression of the lips. It is scarcely ever silent, and its sound is always the same, as in man, gum, rim. As a numeral instants for 1000; with a dash over it for a million. It is of frequent use as an abbreviation, as M.A., manuscript; M.D., doctor of medicine; A.M and P.M before and after noon. In printing, m is taken as the measure of the length of a page; each line being reckoned to hold in breadth so many ens, and hence the amount of type in a page or sheet.
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