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mu

[myoo, moo]
–noun
1. the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
3. micron (def. 1).

Origin:
1895–1900; < Gk

Mu

[myoo, moo]
–noun
a legendary lost continent supposed to have sunk into the SW Pacific Ocean at about the same time that Atlantis disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean.
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mu   (myōō, mōō)   
n.  The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

[Greek, of Phoenician origin; see my2 in Semitic roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mu
Pronunciation: 'myü, 'mü
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mu
: MICROMETER

Main Entry: Mus
Pronunciation: 'm&s
Function: noun
: a genus of rodents that is the type of the family Muridae and includes the house mouse (M.musculus) and a few related small forms distinguished by the square-notched tip of the upper incisors as seen in profile
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Medical Dictionary

Mu abbr.
Mache unit

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MUS
Musca (constellation)
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