m
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Lowercase, Number The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
m
characteralso spelled M/m/ · letter, name /ɛm/
m
nounEtymology Abbreviations.
8 senses
1
Abbreviation Abbreviation of meter.
2
Abbreviation Abbreviation of mile.
3
Abbreviation Abbreviation of month.
4
Abbreviation Abbreviation of minute.
- Another instance: 2ʰ28ᵐ p. m., 10 micra; 3ʰ08ᵐ p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3ʰ09ᵐ p. m., 4 micra.1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata, Carnegie Institution of Washington, page 83:
5
Abbreviation Abbreviation of million.
- The final started with £85m worth of striking talent on the bench as Carroll was a Liverpool substitute and Chelsea's Fernando Torres missed out on a starting place against his former club.2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2016:
6
Abbreviation Abbreviation of minim (“unit of volume”).
7
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Abbreviation Abbreviation of measure.
8
Obsolete thousand
- Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars1798 Letter from William Short to Thomas Jefferson
M
character/ɛm/
M
num1
Uppercase, Number The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
M
nounEtymology Abbreviation.
14 senses
- 1Initialism of mother.
- 2Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).
- 3Abbreviation of Monday.
- 4Abbreviation of nautical mile.
- 5Initialism of million.
- 6Initialism of media.
- 7Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item…
- 8A film with the content rating M.
- 9Abbreviation of minority.
- 10Initialism of morphine.
- 11the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
- 12the number of maiden overs bowled
- 13Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens…
- 14Initialism of masochist.
1
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of mother.
2
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).
- From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 332:
3
Abbreviation Abbreviation of Monday.
4
Abbreviation Abbreviation of nautical mile.
5
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of million.
6
Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of media.
7
Business, Clothing, Fashion, Lifestyle, Manufacturing, Textiles Abbreviation, Initialism, Usually Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
8
Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television Australia A film with the content rating M.
9
Abbreviation, In job listings Abbreviation of minority.
- EOE M/F/V/H
10
Abbreviation, Initialism, Slang Initialism of morphine.
- [Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and some M with them. M is morphine.1952, Woman's Home Companion, volume 79, page 141:
- “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59:
2 more examples
- That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC:
- 'You were going to get me some M,' she whispered in his ear. […] His friend uses morphine, too.2009, Larry Harrison, Glimpses of a Floating World, page 142:
11
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports In batting figures the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
12
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports In bowling figures the number of maiden overs bowled
14
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of masochist.
- In all the sexual encounters I have participated in or know of the "M" sets the limits as to what to get into and how much pain will be applied. And of course if the scene gets too rough the "M" has the right to stop it.1980 April 5, Brian O'Dell, “Sensuality/Mutuality”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
M
nounEtymology Abbreviation.
1
Monsieur.
- I also advise reading the Merlin of M Jean Prévost, published by the N. R. F., a swift audacious picture of post-war love, treated with the grace of a Crébillon or of a Restif de la Bretonne. I could not recommend too highly the Petite Histoire des Juifs which MM Jean and Jérôme Tharaud have just published with Plon.1928 May, Paul Morand, “Paris Letter”, in The Dial, volume LXXXIV, number 6, published June 1928, page 508:
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