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M-1

  [em-wuhn]
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–noun, plural M-1's.
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 lb. (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
Also called Garand rifle, Garand, M-1 rifle.

M

 
1. mach.
2. Music. major.
3. male.
4. married.
5. Medieval.
6. medium.
7. mega-.
8. Middle.
9. modal auxiliary.
10. modifier.
11. Economics. monetary aggregate: issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board as various measures of money supply (M-1, M-1A, M-2, etc.). Compare L.
12. British. motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway): the M1.
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M-1   (ěm'wŭn')
n.  A .30-caliber, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle capable of firing eight rounds before reloading, used by U.S. forces during World War II and the Korean War. Also called Garand.

[M, military classification.]
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Financial Dictionary

m

  1. Used in bond transaction tables in newspapers to indicate a bond that has matured and is no longer drawing interest: Cuba 4 1/2 77m.

  2. Used in the dividend column of stock transaction tables of newspapers to indicate an annual dividend rate that is reduced on the last declaration date: .20m.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: M
Function: abbreviation
1 [Latin misce] mix —used in writing prescriptions
2 mitosis —see M PHASE
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Medical Dictionary

M 2
abbr.

  1. molar

  2. molarity

  3. morgan

  4. myopia

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Science Dictionary
m  
Abbreviation of mass, meter
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