Alternative forms

• ꟿ (in ancient inscriptions)

Letter

M (lower case m)Category:Translingual lemmas#MCategory:Translingual letters#MCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#MCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#MCategory:Latin script characters#M

1. The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Alternative forms

• m, DD, dd, ↀ, Ⅰ̅, ⅰ̅, ⅭⅠↃ

Numeral

M (upper case Roman numeral, lower case m)Category:Translingual lemmas#MCategory:Translingual numerals#MCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

2. (Roman numerals) thousand (one thousand)

   Synonym: 1000 (arabic numerals)

   Holonym: M (10⁶)

   Near-synonyms: (suffixive) K, k; (prefixive) k-

3. Category:Translingual ordinal numbers#MThe thousandth (1,000th).

Symbol

MCategory:Translingual lemmas#MCategory:Translingual symbols#MCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

2. male (sometimes appended to age)

   57M = 57-year-old male humanCategory:Translingual terms with collocations#M

4. (suffixive) million (= 10⁶ = 1 000 000)

   Holonyms: B (10⁹) < T (10¹²)

   Meronyms: K, k, M

   Near-synonym: M- (prefix)

   35M = 35 000 000Category:Translingual terms with collocations#M

6. (astronomyCategory:mul:Astronomy#M) abbreviation of Messier, used in Messier numbersCategory:Translingual abbreviations#M
8. (biochemistryCategory:mul:Amino acids#M, IUPAC 1-letter symbol) methionine

   Alternative form: Met

10. (chemistryCategory:mul:Chemistry#M) (suffixive) abbreviation of molar (“one mole of substance per litre of solvent”)Category:Translingual abbreviations#M

    12M = 12 mol/LCategory:Translingual terms with collocations#M

11. (mathematical analysisCategory:mul:Mathematical analysis#M) A generic manifold.
12. (group theoryCategory:mul:Group theory#M) monster group
13. (musicCategory:mul:Music#M) major
14. (linguisticsCategory:mul:Linguistics#M) mid tone
15. (astronomyCategory:mul:Astronomy#M) mass of a reference body as a unit of measure

    M_☉ — solar mass; M_🜨 — terrestrial mass; M_J or M_♃ — jovian mass; M_L or M_☾ — lunar mass

16. (usually clothingCategory:mul:Clothing#M) medium (the manufactured size)

    Coordinate terms: XXS, XS, S, L, XL, XLT, XXL, XXXL

Pronunciation

• (name of letter) IPA^(key): /ɛm/Category:English 1-syllable words#MCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#M

Audio (UK):

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Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#M

• Rhymes: -ɛmCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛm#MCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛm/1 syllable#M

Letter

M (upper case, lower case m, plural Ms or M's)Category:English lemmas#MCategory:English letters#MCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

Number

M (upper case, lower case m)Category:English lemmas#MCategory:English numeral symbols#MCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. The ordinal number thirteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.Category:English ordinal numbers#M

Noun

M (countable and uncountable, plural Ms)Category:English lemmas#MCategory:English nouns#MCategory:English uncountable nouns#MCategory:English countable nouns#MCategory:English countable nouns#MCategory:English words spelled without vowels#MCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. Initialism of motherCategory:English initialisms#M.
2. Initialism of menCategory:English links with redundant wikilinks#MCategory:English initialisms#M (sign on toilet door).

   Coordinate term: W

   • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 332:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#M

3. Abbreviation of MondayCategory:English abbreviations#M.

   Synonyms: Mon, Mon.

4. Abbreviation of nautical mileCategory:English abbreviations#M.
5. Initialism of millionCategory:English initialisms#M.
6. (entomologyCategory:en:Entomology#M) Initialism of mediaCategory:English initialisms#M.
7. (usually clothingCategory:en:Clothing#M) Initialism of mediumCategory:English initialisms#M (the manufactured size or an item of that size).

   Coordinate terms: XXS, XS, S, L, XL, XLT, XXL, XXXL

8. (USCategory:American English#M, filmCategory:en:Film#M) A film with the content rating M.
9. (in job listings) Abbreviation of minorityCategory:English abbreviations#M.

   EOE M/F/V/H ― equal opportunity employer (minority, female, veteran, handicap)Category:English terms with collocations#M

10. (slangCategory:English slang#M) Initialism of morphineCategory:English initialisms#M.
    • 1952, Woman's Home Companion, volume 79, page 141:

      [Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and some M with them. M is morphine.

      Category:English terms with quotations#M

      Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
    • 1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59:

      “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.”

      Category:English terms with quotations#M

    • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:

      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.

      Category:English terms with quotations#M

    • 2009, Larry Harrison, Glimpses of a Floating World, page 142:

      'You were going to get me some M,' she whispered in his ear. […] His friend uses morphine, too.

      Category:English terms with quotations#M

      Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
11. (cricketCategory:en:Cricket#M, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
12. (cricketCategory:en:Cricket#M, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
13. (IndiaCategory:Indian English#M, IslamCategory:en:Islam#M, Internet slangCategory:English internet slang#M) Initialism of MuslimCategory:English initialisms#M; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.

    Coordinate term: H (“Hindu”)

14. Initialism of masochistCategory:English initialisms#M.
    • 1980 April 5, Brian O'Dell, “Sensuality/Mutuality”, in Gay Community News, page 4:

      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.

      Category:English terms with quotations#M

Noun

M (plural Messrs or MM)Category:English lemmas#MCategory:English nouns#MCategory:English countable nouns#MCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#MCategory:English words spelled without vowels#MCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. Monsieur.

   Alternative form: M.

   • 1928 May, Paul Morand, “Paris Letter”, in The Dial, volume LXXXIV, number 6, published June 1928, page 508:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#M

Noun

MCategory:English lemmas#MCategory:English nouns#MCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. (StenoscriptCategory:English Stenoscript abbreviations#M) Abbreviation of monthCategory:English abbreviations#M.

Proper noun

MCategory:English lemmas#MCategory:English proper nouns#MCategory:English uncountable nouns#MCategory:English words spelled without vowels#MCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. (MichiganCategory:Michigan English#M, roadway) Michigan.

Adjective

M (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#MCategory:English adjectives#MCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#MCategory:English words spelled without vowels#MCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. Initialism of maleCategory:English initialisms#M.

   Coordinate terms: F, X

   • 2019 May 29, Amy Harmon, “Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 8 June 2019:

     So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was less surprised than some at the maneuver that effectively killed it.

     Category:English terms with quotations#M

2. (usually clothingCategory:en:Clothing#M) Initialism of mediumCategory:English initialisms#M (of the manufactured size).

   Coordinate terms: XXS, XS, S, L, XL, XXL

3. Initialism of matureCategory:English initialisms#M.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)Category:Requests for example sentences in English#M

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

See also

• (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lletresCategory:Catalan links with redundant wikilinks#M; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Usage notes

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ

Pronunciation

Noun

MCategory:Chinese lemmas#MCategory:Chinese nouns#MCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#M, colloquialCategory:Chinese colloquialisms#M) menstruation

   嚟M [Cantonese]  ―  lei⁴ em¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to have periodsCategory:Cantonese terms with collocations

2. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#M, colloquialCategory:Chinese colloquialisms#M) menstrual cycle
3. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#M, colloquialCategory:Chinese colloquialisms#M) menses; menstrual blood

Verb

MCategory:Chinese lemmas#MCategory:Chinese verbs#MCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#M, colloquialCategory:Chinese colloquialisms#M) to menstruate; to have a period

Pronunciation

Verb

MCategory:Chinese lemmas#MCategory:Chinese verbs#MCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#M, university slangCategory:zh:Universities#MCategory:Chinese student slang#M) to nab; to take without asking

Pronunciation

Classifier

MCategory:Chinese lemmas#MCategory:Chinese classifiers#MCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#M) metre

Alternative forms

• MB

Pronunciation

Noun

MCategory:Chinese lemmas#MCategory:Chinese nouns#MCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. (computingCategory:zh:Computing#M, informalCategory:Chinese informal terms#M) megabyte

Pronunciation 1

Pronunciation 2

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

Usage notes

The abbreviations G, L, VL and M are the most common of their kind seen in restaurant menus. Other abbreviations are also seen, but not as standardized. Most menus contain a list of the abbreviations they use, including the four common ones.

Declension

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā), E e (Ē ē), I i (Ī ī), O o (Ō ō), U u (Ū ū), H h, K k, L l, M m, N n, P p, W w, ʻ

Declension

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛm/Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#M
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /m/Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#M

Letter

M (upper case, lower case m)Category:Indonesian lemmas#MCategory:Indonesian letters#MCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. The thirteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Proper noun

MCategory:Indonesian lemmas#MCategory:Indonesian proper nouns#MCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#MCategory:Pages with entries#MCategory:Pages with 53 entries#M

1. abbreviation of Masehi (“CE; Christian Era”)Category:Indonesian abbreviations#M

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
• (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
• (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ