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  • noun. The letter m.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The width of a square or nearly square piece of type, used as a unit of measure for matter set in that size of type.
  • noun. Such a measure for 12-point type; a pica.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In colloquial speech, the objective plural of he, she, it: equivalent to them.
  • Assimilated form of en- before labials.
  • noun. The name of the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, usually written simply m or M.
  • noun. In printing, the square of any size of type.
  • Assimilated form of en- before labials.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type.
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  • pronoun. them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.
  • noun. The name of the Latin script letter M/m.
  • noun. A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a quad with a square body
  • noun. a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
  • Word Usage
    "Did you ever hear Reagan say, "We got social conservatives here, we got to make sure, yeah, we'll listen to 'em but then we're not gonna pay much attention to 'em.""