Standard Lemma guide

m

adj · character · name · noun · num · verb · 39 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • letter, name: /ɛm/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛm
  • phoneme: /m/
  • /ɛm/ name of letter
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of masculine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Initialism of male.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Initialism of medium (of the manufactured size).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Initialism of mature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • The ESRB rated the video game M for Mature as it contained excessive blood and gore.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

character

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: letter, lowercase

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

name

Meaning 6

Michigan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Michigan; roadway; Michigan; roadway

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Abbreviation of meter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Abbreviation of mile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Abbreviation of month.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Abbreviation of minute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

Abbreviation of million.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Abbreviation of minim (“unit of volume”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

Abbreviation of measure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

thousand

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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15

noun

Meaning 15

Initialism of mother.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

Abbreviation of Monday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mon, Mon.

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

Abbreviation of nautical mile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

Initialism of million.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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20

noun

Meaning 20

Initialism of media.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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21

noun

Meaning 21

Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, usually

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

A film with the content rating M.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

noun

Meaning 23

Abbreviation of minority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • EOE M/F/V/H

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

noun

Meaning 24

Initialism of morphine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

noun

Meaning 25

the number of minutes a player spent at the crease

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

noun

Meaning 26

the number of maiden overs bowled

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

noun

Meaning 27

Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

noun

Meaning 28

Initialism of masochist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

29

noun

Meaning 29

Monsieur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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30

num

Meaning 30

The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: lowercase

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

31

verb

Meaning 31

Abbreviation of make.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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32

verb

Meaning 32

Abbreviation of am.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

33

adjective satellite

Meaning 33

denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thousand, one thousand, 1000, k

Antonyms: none provided

34

noun

Meaning 34

concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: molarity, molar concentration

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concentration

35

noun

Meaning 35

the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character

36

noun

Meaning 36

a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: megabyte, mebibyte, MB, MiB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

37

noun

Meaning 37

a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: megabyte, MB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

38

noun

Meaning 38

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meter, metre

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: metric linear unit

39

noun

Meaning 39

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thousand, one thousand, 1000, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: large integer

Narrower terms: millenary

History

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Abbreviation.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: m — metre
  • Ingrian: m — metre
  • Khmer: ម. (mɔ) — metre
  • Polish: metr — metre
  • Russian: м — metre
  • Hebrew: ז (z) — masculine
  • Hungarian: hn. — masculine
  • Marathi: पुलिंग (puliṅga) — masculine
  • Russian: м — masculine
  • Russian: м — milli-
  • Russian: млн (mln) — million