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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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M
M is the thirteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation, formed by a compression of the lips. It is called a semi-vowel, as the articulation or compression of the lips is accompanied with a humming sound through the nose, which constitutes a difference between this letter and b. Its sound is uniform; as in man, time, rim.
M is a numeral letter, and among the ancients stood for a thousand; a use which is retained by the moderns. With a dash or stroke over it, it stands for a thousand times a thousand, or a million.
As an abbreviation, M stands for Marcus, Martius, Manlius or Mutius.
A.M. or M.A. stands for artium magister, master of arts; M.D. for medicinoe doctor, doctor of medicine; A.M. for anno mundi, the year of the world; MS, for manuscript; MSS, for manuscripts.
In astronomical tables, M stands for meridian, meridional, or mid-day.
In medical prescriptions, M stands for maniple, or handful, or misce, mix, or mixtura, a mixture.
In the late British Pharmacopaeias it signifies mensura, by measure.
In law, M is a brand or stigma impressed on one convicted of manslaughter, and admitted to the benefit of clergy.
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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "M," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed November 27, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IGVQNAUZJTC9EJU.
MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "M." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 27 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IGVQNAUZJTC9EJU.
Harvard: Webster, N, 'M' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 27 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IGVQNAUZJTC9EJU.
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