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M - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'M' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . M
- As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin.
2 . M [ n.]
- A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that number.
- A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy.