What does "mu" mean?
The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
Mu
/mjuː/ intj, name, noun, slang
intj, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
- Grammar: mu is listed as intj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: foreign interjection, greek letter mu, inexistence, letter mu.
- Useful contrasts: affirmative, english interjection, native interjection.
- Usage evidence: Muḥend Belqasem is giving live training on Facebook every Thursday.
How to use "mu"
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- Compare nearby synonyms to make sure "mu" carries the exact meaning, tone, and strength you need.
- Use the example sentence as a context check. If your sentence uses the word differently, confirm that the grammar still fits.
Meaning check
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Source and review context
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet. countable, uncountable
- 2 Nothingness; nonexistence; the illusory nature of reality. uncountable
"That being the case, we should naturally choose to contemplate mu from morning to night, forgetting everything."
- 3 A unit of surface area, currently equivalent to two-thirtieths of a hectare.
"The Lucky Star Co-operative in Chuwo County on the plains of southern Shansi had, before the anti-Japanese war, 26 wells, 4 water-wheels and 166.1 mou of irrigated fields, 4.82 per cent of its total arable land."
- 4 μ (a mu particle)
- 5 Initialism of matchup. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet wordnet
- 7 Initialism of multiple unit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 8 Initialism of mutual understanding Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang, uncountable
- 9 A person engaged in a situationship Philippines, slang
Intj
- 1 Neither yes nor no.
"Mu means "no thing." Like "Quality" it points outside the process of dualistic discrimination. Mu simply says, "No class; not one, not zero, not yes, not no."[…]It's a great mistake, a kind of dishonesty, to sweep nature's mu answers under the carpet."
Proper Noun
- 1 A hypothetical continent that allegedly existed in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
- 2 Mu (a river in Burma).
- 3 Initialism of North Maluku: a province of Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Abbreviation of Micron Technology. abbreviation, alt-of
"Kishida told the executives, including those from Micron Technology Inc (MU), Intel Corp (INTC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSM) (TSMC), that stabilizing supply chains would be a topic of discussion at the G7 talks in the western city of Hiroshima."
- 5 Initialism of University of Missouri abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
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Example
"Muḥend Belqasem is giving live training on Facebook every Thursday."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "mu"?
Common synonyms include: foreign interjection, greek letter mu, inexistence, letter mu, loanword interjection, mean value.
How do you use "mu" in a sentence?
Muḥend Belqasem is giving live training on Facebook every Thursday.
How do you pronounce "mu"?
Pronounced /mjuː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek μῦ (mû), derived from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /mem/, “water”). Doublet of mem.
Etymology 2
From Japanese 無 (mu, “nothing, neither yes nor no”).
Etymology 3
From Mandarin 畝／亩 (mǔ).
Etymology 4
From Greek μ (m).
Etymology 5
From Burmese မူး (mu:).
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