M&m

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of morbidity and mortality. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "M&M meeting"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small milk chocolate candy piece with an artificially colored sugar coating, produced by Mars Incorporated.

Etymology

Trade name, from the initials of the surnames of Forrest E. Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie; introduced in the 1940s.

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