M.

//ɛm// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of m (abbreviation of mile, etc.) alt-of, alternative

    "Clunbury, a hamlet and chapelry to the par. of the same name, hund. of Purslow, Salop. 5 m. from Bishop's Castle, and 153 from London; cont. 63 ho. and 359 inhab."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of M (“Monsieur”). alt-of, alternative

    "The next morning I delivered my letters of introduction, and paid a visit to some of the principal professors, and among others to M. Krempe, professor of natural philosophy."

  3. 3
    A gender-neutral honorific, comparable to Mx., used instead of Mr., Mrs., etc. rare

    "while we're at it, let's get rid of all this Miss/Mrs/Mr/Ms crap. It wasn't much of a step to go from Miss/Mrs to Ms; after all, the issue should be that gender is unimportant. How about one generic title for everyone? For instance, M. Smith, M. Jones. […]"

  4. 4
    Abbreviation of model. abbreviation, alt-of
Adjective
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of masculine. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of married. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of minimum. abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms
mmillionmonsieur

Antonyms

All antonyms
unm.

Example

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"Clunbury, a hamlet and chapelry to the par. of the same name, hund. of Purslow, Salop. 5 m. from Bishop's Castle, and 153 from London; cont. 63 ho. and 359 inhab."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French M.

Etymology 2

From Ms., Mrs., Mr., Miss, Mister, Mistress, Master, Magistrate, Missus.

Etymology 3

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