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Meaning of M, m in English

M, m
noun
uk
/em/ us
/em/
plural Ms, M's or m's

M, m noun (LETTER)

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[ C or U ]
the 13th letter of the English alphabet
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Letters of alphabets
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M, m noun (NUMBER)

[ C ] (also m)
the sign used in the Roman system for the number 1,000
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Numbers generally
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M, m noun (ROAD)

[ U ]
(in the UK and Ireland) abbreviation for motorway UK :
The M4 goes from London to Bristol.
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Roads: motorways
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M, m
adjective
uk
/em/ us
/em/
plural M's or Ms
written abbreviation for medium : used on clothes to show that they are of medium size
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Medium-sized

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m
noun

m noun (AMOUNT)

[ C ] plural m
written abbreviation for million :
The new library cost £5 m to build.
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m noun (LENGTH)

[ C ] plural m
written abbreviation for metre :
Jeff is 1.8 m tall.
She's the women's 1500 m champion (= the winner of a race run over that distance).
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Measurements of length & distance
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m noun (DISTANCE)

written abbreviation for mile
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Measurements of length & distance
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m
adjective

m adjective (MALE)

written abbreviation for male (especially on forms)
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Species & genders
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m adjective (MARRIED)

written abbreviation for married (especially on family trees)
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Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
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'm
uk
/əm/ us
/əm/
short form of am, used in spoken and informal written English:
I'm sorry I'm late.
(Definition of M, m from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

m | American Dictionary

m
noun [ C ]
plural m

m noun [C] (MEASUREMENT)

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abbreviation for meter
M
noun [ C ]
(also m)
us
/em/
plural M’s, Ms, m’s or ms

M noun [C] (LETTER)

the 13th letter of the English alphabet
M
number
(also m)
us
/em/

M number (NUMBER)

the Roman numeral for the number 1000
M
adjective [ not gradable ]
us
/em/

M adjective [not gradable] (SIZE)

abbreviation for medium
Note:
  • Used esp. on clothing to show its size.
(Definition of M, m from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

m | Business English

m
noun
  MEASURES
uk
us
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written abbreviation for metre or meter :
The tubes are available in various sizes, all in 30m bundles.
written abbreviation for mile
written abbreviation for million :
We've managed to raise £3.3m in funding.
M
adjective
uk
us
written abbreviation for medium, used especially in clothes sizes:
Checked skirt, size M, £35.
(Definition of M, m from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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字母, （英文字母表的第13個字母）, 數字…
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字母, （英语字母表的第13个字母）, 数字…
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decimotercera letra del abecedario inglés:, M, m…
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décima terceira letra do alfabeto, M, m…
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英字アルファベットの第13字…
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alfabenin onüçüncü harfi…
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tretzena lletra de l’alfabet anglès: M, m…
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الحَرْف الثّالِث عَشْر في الأبْجَدِيّة…
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엠, 영어 알파벳의 열세 번째 글자…
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tredicesima lettera dell’alfabeto inglese…
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