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M-1

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

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M

 
1.
mach.
2.
Music. major.
3.
male.
4.
married.
5.
Medieval.
EXPAND
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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Word Origin & History

M
from Gk. mu, from Semitic mem. The Roman symbol for 1,000; sometimes used in this sense in English 15c.-16c.; but in modern newspaper headlines it stands for million.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

M 2
abbr.

  1. molar

  2. molarity

  3. morgan

  4. myopia

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Science Dictionary
m  
Abbreviation of mass, meter
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