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	{{Latin letter info\|m}}		{{Latin letter info\|m}}
	'''M''', or '''m''', is the thirteenth [[Letter (alphabet)\|letter]] of the [[Latin alphabet]], used in the [[English alphabet\|modern English alphabet]], the alphabets of ~~other~~ western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is [[English alphabet#Letter names\|''em'']] (pronounced {{IPAc-en\|'\|ɛ\|m}}), plural ''ems''.<ref>"M" ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]],'' 2nd edition (1989); ''[[Merriam-Webster]]'s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "em," op. cit.</ref>		'''M''', or '''m''', is the thirteenth [[Letter (alphabet)\|letter]] of the [[Latin alphabet]], used in the [[English alphabet\|modern English alphabet]], the alphabets of several [[Languages of Europe\|western European languages]] and others worldwide. Its name in English is [[English alphabet#Letter names\|''em'']] (pronounced {{IPAc-en\|'\|ɛ\|m}}), plural ''ems''.<ref>"M" ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]],'' 2nd edition (1989); ''[[Merriam-Webster]]'s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "em," op. cit.</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	* m is the standard abbreviation for [[metre]] (or meter) in the [[International System of Units]] (SI).<ref name="freedict"/> However, m is also used as an abbreviation for [[mile]].<ref name="collins"/>		* m is the standard abbreviation for [[metre]] (or meter) in the [[International System of Units]] (SI).<ref name="freedict"/> However, m is also used as an abbreviation for [[mile]].<ref name="collins"/>
	* M is used as the unit abbreviation for [[molar concentration\|molarity]].<ref name="freedict" />		* M is used as the unit abbreviation for [[molar concentration\|molarity]].<ref name="freedict" />
	* With money amounts, m or M is ambiguous. In the finance industry<ref>{{cite web \|title=MM (Millions) \|url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/ \|website=corporatefinanceinstitute.com \|publisher=corporate finance institute. \|access-date=5 August 2024 \|archive-date=August 5, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805214551/https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>, m or M means 1,000. In this context, five million dollars is written $5mm or $5MM. Outside of finance, some people use M like the metric system "[[mega-]]" to mean one million and write $5M.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>		* With money amounts, m or M is ambiguous. In the finance industry,<ref>{{cite web \|title=MM (Millions) \|url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/ \|website=corporatefinanceinstitute.com \|publisher=corporate finance institute. \|access-date=5 August 2024 \|archive-date=August 5, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805214551/https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> m or M means 1,000. In this context, five million dollars is written $5mm or $5MM. Outside of finance, some people use M like the metric system "[[mega-]]" to mean one million and write $5M.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
	* M often represents male or masculine, especially in conjunction with F for female or feminine.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>		* M often represents male or masculine, especially in conjunction with F for female or feminine.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
	* In typography, an [[em dash]] is a punctuation symbol whose width is similar to that of a capital letter M.		* In typography, an [[em dash]] is a punctuation symbol whose width is similar to that of a capital letter M.

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	* m is the standard abbreviation for [[metre]] (or meter) in the [[International System of Units]] (SI).<ref name="freedict"/> However, m is also used as an abbreviation for [[mile]].<ref name="collins"/>		* m is the standard abbreviation for [[metre]] (or meter) in the [[International System of Units]] (SI).<ref name="freedict"/> However, m is also used as an abbreviation for [[mile]].<ref name="collins"/>
	* M is used as the unit abbreviation for [[molar concentration\|molarity]].<ref name="freedict" />		* M is used as the unit abbreviation for [[molar concentration\|molarity]].<ref name="freedict" />
	* With money amounts, m or M is ambiguous. In the finance industry<ref>{{cite web \|title=MM (Millions) \|url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/ \|website=corporatefinanceinstitute.com \|publisher=corporate finance institute. \|access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref>, m or M means 1,000. In this context, five million dollars is written $5mm or $5MM. Outside of finance, some people use M like the metric system "[[mega-]]" to mean one million and write $5M.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>		* With money amounts, m or M is ambiguous. In the finance industry<ref>{{cite web \|title=MM (Millions) \|url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/ \|website=corporatefinanceinstitute.com \|publisher=corporate finance institute. \|access-date=5 August 2024 \|archive-date=August 5, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805214551/https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>, m or M means 1,000. In this context, five million dollars is written $5mm or $5MM. Outside of finance, some people use M like the metric system "[[mega-]]" to mean one million and write $5M.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
	* M often represents male or masculine, especially in conjunction with F for female or feminine.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>		* M often represents male or masculine, especially in conjunction with F for female or feminine.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
	* In typography, an [[em dash]] is a punctuation symbol whose width is similar to that of a capital letter M.		* In typography, an [[em dash]] is a punctuation symbol whose width is similar to that of a capital letter M.

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	\|fam8=[[𐌌]]		\|fam8=[[𐌌]]
	\|usageperiod=~−700 to present		\|usageperiod=~−700 to present
	\|children={{grid list\|[[₥]]\|[[™]]\|[[℠]]\|[[ᴟ]]\|[[ꬺ]]\|[[ꟽ]] [[ɯ]] [[ɰ]]\|[[ꟿ]]\|[[ᛗ]]}}		\|children={{grid list\|[[₥]]\|{{not a typo\|[[™]]\|[[℠]]}}\|[[ᴟ]]\|[[ꬺ]]\|[[ꟽ]] [[ɯ]] [[ɰ]]\|[[ꟿ]]\|[[ᛗ]]}}
	\|sisters={{grid list\|[[М]]\|[[Ӎ]]\|[[Mem\|מ]]\|[[Mem\|ם]]\|[[Mem\|م]]\|[[Mem\|ܡ]]\|[[מּ]]\|[[ﬦ]]\|[[File:Mem.svg\|10px\|Aramaic Mem]]\|[[Ⰿ]]\|[[ࠌ]]\|[[𐌼]]}}		\|sisters={{grid list\|[[М]]\|[[Ӎ]]\|[[Mem\|מ]]\|[[Mem\|ם]]\|[[Mem\|م]]\|[[Mem\|ܡ]]\|[[מּ]]\|[[ﬦ]]\|[[File:Mem.svg\|10px\|Aramaic Mem]]\|[[Ⰿ]]\|[[ࠌ]]\|[[𐌼]]}}
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	===Ligatures and abbreviations===		===Ligatures and abbreviations===
	*₥ : [[Mill (currency)]]		*₥ : [[Mill (currency)]]
	*™ : [[Trademark symbol]]		*{{not a typo\|™}} : [[Trademark symbol]]
	*℠ : [[Service mark symbol]]		*{{not a typo\|℠}} : [[Service mark symbol]]

	==Other representations==		==Other representations==

Mdnahas: m or M when used with financial numbers is ambiguous. Some say 1,000, others say 1,000,000.

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m or M when used with financial numbers is ambiguous. Some say 1,000, others say 1,000,000.

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	* m is the standard abbreviation for [[metre]] (or meter) in the [[International System of Units]] (SI).<ref name="freedict"/> However, m is also used as an abbreviation for [[mile]].<ref name="collins"/>		* m is the standard abbreviation for [[metre]] (or meter) in the [[International System of Units]] (SI).<ref name="freedict"/> However, m is also used as an abbreviation for [[mile]].<ref name="collins"/>
	* M is used as the unit abbreviation for [[molar concentration\|molarity]].<ref name="freedict" />		* M is used as the unit abbreviation for [[molar concentration\|molarity]].<ref name="freedict" />
			* With money amounts, m or M is ambiguous. In the finance industry<ref>{{cite web \|title=MM (Millions) \|url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/fixed-income/mm-millions/ \|website=corporatefinanceinstitute.com \|publisher=corporate finance institute. \|access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref>, m or M means 1,000. In this context, five million dollars is written $5mm or $5MM. Outside of finance, some people use M like the metric system "[[mega-]]" to mean one million and write $5M.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
	* With money amounts, m or M can mean one million: For example, $5m is five million dollars.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
	* M often represents male or masculine, especially in conjunction with F for female or feminine.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>		* M often represents male or masculine, especially in conjunction with F for female or feminine.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
	* In typography, an [[em dash]] is a punctuation symbol whose width is similar to that of a capital letter M.		* In typography, an [[em dash]] is a punctuation symbol whose width is similar to that of a capital letter M.

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	! Egyptian hieroglyph<br/>"n"		! Egyptian hieroglyph<br/>"n"
	! Phoenician<br/>[[Mem]]		! Phoenician<br/>[[Mem]]

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	\| 004D \| 006D \| FF2D \| FF4D \| name1 = Latin Capital Letter M \| name2 = Latin Small Letter M \| name3 = FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M \| name4 = FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER M		\| 004D \| 006D \| FF2D \| FF4D \| name1 = Latin Capital Letter M \| name2 = Latin Small Letter M \| name3 = FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M \| name4 = FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER M
	\| map1 = [[EBCDIC]] family \| map1char1 = D4 \| map1char2 = 94		\| map1 = [[EBCDIC]] family \| map1char1 = D4 \| map1char2 = 94
	\| map2 = [[ASCII]] ~~<sup>1</sup>~~ \| map2char1 = 4D \| map2char2 = 6D		\| map2 = [[ASCII]]{{efn\|Also for encodings based on ASCII, including the DOS, Windows, ISO-8859 and Macintosh families of encodings.}} \| map2char1 = 4D \| map2char2 = 6D
	}}		}}
	: <sup>1</sup> {{midsize\|Also for encodings based on ASCII, including the DOS, Windows, ISO-8859 and Macintosh families of encodings.}}

	===Other===		===Other===
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	{{clear}}		{{clear}}

			==Notes==
			{{Notelist}}

	==References==		==References==

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	\|typedesc=ic and [[Logographic]]		\|typedesc=ic and [[Logographic]]
	\|language=[[Latin language]]		\|language=[[Latin language]]
	\|phonemes=[{{IPAlink\|m}}]~~<br>~~[{{IPAlink\|ɱ}}]~~<br>~~[{{IPAlink\|n}}]~~<br>~~[{{IPAlink\|n̼}}]~~<br>~~{{IPAc-en\|ɛ\|m}}		\|phonemes={{grid list\|[{{IPAlink\|m}}]\|[{{IPAlink\|ɱ}}]\|[{{IPAlink\|n}}]\|[{{IPAlink\|n̼}}]\|{{IPAc-en\|ɛ\|m}}}}
	\|unicode=U+004D, U+006D		\|unicode=U+004D, U+006D
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	\|fam8=[[𐌌]]		\|fam8=[[𐌌]]
	\|usageperiod=~−700 to present		\|usageperiod=~−700 to present
	\|children={{~~bull}}~~[[₥]]~~<br>{{bull}}~~[[™]]~~<br>{{bull}}~~[[℠]]~~<br>{{bull}}~~[[ᴟ]]~~<br>{{bull}}~~[[ꬺ]]~~<br>{{bull}}~~[[ꟽ]] [[ɯ]] [[ɰ]]~~<br>{{bull}}~~[[ꟿ]]~~<br>{{bull}}~~[[ᛗ]]		\|children={{grid list\|[[₥]]\|[[™]]\|[[℠]]\|[[ᴟ]]\|[[ꬺ]]\|[[ꟽ]] [[ɯ]] [[ɰ]]\|[[ꟿ]]\|[[ᛗ]]}}
	\|sisters=[[М]]~~<br>~~[[Ӎ]]~~<br>~~[[Mem\|מ~~<br>~~ם~~<br>~~م~~<br>~~ܡ]]~~<br>~~[[מּ]]~~<br>~~[[ﬦ]]~~<br>~~[[File:Mem.svg\|10px\|Aramaic Mem]]~~<br>~~[[Ⰿ]]~~<br>~~[[ࠌ]]~~<br>~~[[𐌼]]		\|sisters={{grid list\|[[М]]\|[[Ӎ]]\|[[Mem\|מ]]\|[[Mem\|ם]]\|[[Mem\|م]]\|[[Mem\|ܡ]]\|[[מּ]]\|[[ﬦ]]\|[[File:Mem.svg\|10px\|Aramaic Mem]]\|[[Ⰿ]]\|[[ࠌ]]\|[[𐌼]]}}
	\|equivalents=		\|equivalents=
	\|associates=[[List of Latin-script digraphs#M\|m(x)]]		\|associates=[[List of Latin-script digraphs#M\|m(x)]]
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	===Ancestors and siblings in other alphabets===		===Ancestors and siblings in other alphabets===
	*𐤌 : [[Phoenician alphabet\|Semitic]] letter [[Mem]], from which the following symbols originally derive		*𐤌 : [[Phoenician alphabet\|Semitic]] letter [[Mem]], from which the following symbols originally derive:
	**Μ μ : [[Greek alphabet\|Greek]] letter [[Mu (letter)\|Mu]], from which M derives		**Μ μ : [[Greek alphabet\|Greek]] letter [[Mu (letter)\|Mu]], from which M derives
	***{{Script\|Copt\|Ⲙ ⲙ}} : [[Coptic alphabet\|Coptic]] letter Me, which derives from Greek Mu		***{{Script\|Copt\|Ⲙ ⲙ}} : [[Coptic alphabet\|Coptic]] letter Me, which derives from Greek Mu

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	{{short description\|13th letter of the Latin alphabet}}		{{short description\|13th letter of the Latin alphabet}}
	{{About\|the letter of the Roman alphabet\|the letter of the [[Cyrillic script]] (М, м)\|Em (Cyrillic)\|the letter of the [[Greek script]] (Μ, μ) \|Mu (letter)\|other uses}}		{{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2024}}{{About\|the letter of the Roman alphabet\|the letter of the [[Cyrillic script]] (М, м)\|Em (Cyrillic)\|the letter of the [[Greek script]] (Μ, μ) \|Mu (letter)\|other uses}}
	{{technical reasons\|M#\|the programming language\|M Sharp}}		{{technical reasons\|M#\|the programming language\|M Sharp}}
	{{distinguish\|ញ\|ᛖ\|₥\|ℳ\|ෆ\|ʍ}}		{{distinguish\|ញ\|ᛖ\|₥\|ℳ\|ෆ\|ʍ}}
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	\|fam7=[[File:EtruscanM-01.svg\|20px]]		\|fam7=[[File:EtruscanM-01.svg\|20px]]
	\|fam8=[[𐌌]]		\|fam8=[[𐌌]]
	\|usageperiod=~~~-700~~ to present		\|usageperiod=~−700 to present
	\|children={{bull}}[[₥]]<br>{{bull}}[[™]]<br>{{bull}}[[℠]]<br>{{bull}}[[ᴟ]]<br>{{bull}}[[ꬺ]]<br>{{bull}}[[ꟽ]] [[ɯ]] [[ɰ]]<br>{{bull}}[[ꟿ]]<br>{{bull}}[[ᛗ]]		\|children={{bull}}[[₥]]<br>{{bull}}[[™]]<br>{{bull}}[[℠]]<br>{{bull}}[[ᴟ]]<br>{{bull}}[[ꬺ]]<br>{{bull}}[[ꟽ]] [[ɯ]] [[ɰ]]<br>{{bull}}[[ꟿ]]<br>{{bull}}[[ᛗ]]
	\|sisters=[[М]]<br>[[Ӎ]]<br>[[Mem\|מ<br>ם<br>م<br>ܡ]]<br>[[מּ]]<br>[[ﬦ]]<br>[[File:Mem.svg\|10px\|Aramaic Mem]]<br>[[Ⰿ]]<br>[[ࠌ]]<br>[[𐌼]]		\|sisters=[[М]]<br>[[Ӎ]]<br>[[Mem\|מ<br>ם<br>م<br>ܡ]]<br>[[מּ]]<br>[[ﬦ]]<br>[[File:Mem.svg\|10px\|Aramaic Mem]]<br>[[Ⰿ]]<br>[[ࠌ]]<br>[[𐌼]]
	\|equivalents=		\|equivalents=
	\|associates=[[List of Latin-script digraphs#M\|m(x)]]		\|associates=[[List of Latin-script digraphs#M\|m(x)]]
	\|direction=Left-to-~~Right~~		\|direction=Left-to-right
	\|image=File:Latin_letter_M.svg}}		\|image=File:Latin_letter_M.svg}}
	{{Latin letter info\|m}}		{{Latin letter info\|m}}
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	\| [[File:Capitalis monumentalis M.SVG\|x30px\|Latin M]]		\| [[File:Capitalis monumentalis M.SVG\|x30px\|Latin M]]
	\|}		\|}
	The letter M is derived from the [[Phoenician alphabet\|Phoenician]] [[Mem]], via the [[Greek alphabet\|Greek]] [[Mu (letter)\|Mu]] (Μ, μ). [[Semitic alphabets\|Semitic]] Mem is most likely derived from a "[[Proto-Sinaitic script\|Proto-Sinaitic]]" ([[Bronze Age]]) adoption of the [[N-water ripple (n hieroglyph)\|"water" ideogram]] in [[Egyptian hieroglyphs\|Egyptian writing]]. The Egyptian sign had the [[acrophonic]] value {{IPA\|/n/}}, from the Egyptian word for "water", ''nt''; the adoption as the Semitic letter for {{IPA\|/m/}} was presumably also on acrophonic grounds, from the [[Semitic languages\|Semitic]] word for "water", ''[[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/maʾ-\|*mā(y)-]]''.<ref>See F. Simons, "Proto-Sinaitic — Progenitor of the Alphabet" ''Rosetta'' 9 (2011):		The letter M is derived from the [[Phoenician alphabet\|Phoenician]] [[Mem]] via the [[Greek alphabet\|Greek]] [[Mu (letter)\|Mu]] (Μ, μ). [[Semitic alphabets\|Semitic]] Mem is most likely derived from a "[[Proto-Sinaitic script\|Proto-Sinaitic]]" ([[Bronze Age]]) adoption of the [[N-water ripple (n hieroglyph)\|"water" ideogram]] in [[Egyptian hieroglyphs\|Egyptian writing]]. The Egyptian sign had the [[acrophonic]] value {{IPA\|/n/}}, from the Egyptian word for "water", ''nt''; the adoption as the Semitic letter for {{IPA\|/m/}} was presumably also on acrophonic grounds, from the [[Semitic languages\|Semitic]] word for "water", ''[[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/maʾ-\|*mā(y)-]]''.<ref>See F. Simons, "Proto-Sinaitic — Progenitor of the Alphabet" ''Rosetta'' 9 (2011):
	Figure Two: "Representative selection of proto-Sinaitic characters with comparison to Egyptian hieroglyphs", (p. 38)		Figure Two: "Representative selection of proto-Sinaitic characters with comparison to Egyptian hieroglyphs", (p. 38)
	Figure Three: "Chart of all early proto-Canaanite letters with comparison to proto-Sinaitic signs" (p. 39),		Figure Three: "Chart of all early proto-Canaanite letters with comparison to proto-Sinaitic signs" (p. 39),
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	In [[English orthography\|English]], {{angbr\|m}} represents the [[voiced bilabial nasal]] {{IPA\|/m/}}.		In [[English orthography\|English]], {{angbr\|m}} represents the [[voiced bilabial nasal]] {{IPA\|/m/}}.

	The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (first edition) says that {{angbr\|m}} is sometimes a [[vowel]], in words like ''spasm'' and in the [[suffix]] ''-ism''. In modern terminology, this is described as a [[syllabic consonant]] (IPA {{IPA\|/m̩/}}).		The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (first edition) says that {{angbr\|m}} is sometimes a [[vowel]], such as in words like ''spasm'' and in the [[suffix]] ''-ism''. In modern terminology, this is described as a [[syllabic consonant]] (IPA: {{IPA\|/m̩/}}).

	M is the [[Letter frequency\|fourteenth most frequently used letter]] in the English language.		M is the [[Letter frequency\|fourteenth most frequently used letter]] in the English language.
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	{{main article\|M (disambiguation)}}		{{main article\|M (disambiguation)}}
	[[File:Miehikkala.vaakuna.svg\|thumb\|upright=0.7\|Styled letter M in the coat of arms of [[Miehikkälä]]]]		[[File:Miehikkala.vaakuna.svg\|thumb\|upright=0.7\|Styled letter M in the coat of arms of [[Miehikkälä]]]]
	* The [[Roman numeral]] M represents the number [[1000 (number)\|1000]], though it was not used in Roman times. There is, however, scant evidence that the letter was later introduced in the early centuries A.D. by the Romans.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedintro0000gord \| url-access=registration \| quote=roman numerals. \| title=Illustrated Introduction to Latin Epigraphy \| publisher=[[University of California Press]] \| date=1983 \| access-date=3 October 2015 \| author=Gordon, Arthur E. \| pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedintro0000gord/page/45 45]\| isbn=9780520038981 }}</ref>		* The [[Roman numeral]] M represents the number [[1000 (number)\|1000]], though it was not used in [[Ancient Rome\|Roman times]]. There is, however, scant evidence that the letter was later introduced in the early centuries A.D. by the Romans.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedintro0000gord \| url-access=registration \| quote=roman numerals. \| title=Illustrated Introduction to Latin Epigraphy \| publisher=[[University of California Press]] \| date=1983 \| access-date=3 October 2015 \| author=Gordon, Arthur E. \| pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedintro0000gord/page/45 45]\| isbn=9780520038981 }}</ref>
	* [[Unit prefix]] M (mega), meaning one million times, and m (milli) meaning one-thousandth.<ref name="freedict">{{cite web \|url=https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/m \|title=What does M stand for? \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date= \|website=The Free Dictionary \|publisher= \|access-date=9 February 2021 \|quote= \|archive-date=25 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125054852/https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/M \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="collins">{{cite web \|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/m_1 \|title=M definition and meaning \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date= \|website=Collins English Dictionary \|publisher= \|access-date=9 February 2021 \|quote= \|archive-date=27 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227212738/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/m_1 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		* [[Unit prefix]] M (mega), meaning one million times, and m (milli) meaning one-thousandth.<ref name="freedict">{{cite web \|url=https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/m \|title=What does M stand for? \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date= \|website=The Free Dictionary \|publisher= \|access-date=9 February 2021 \|quote= \|archive-date=25 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125054852/https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/M \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="collins">{{cite web \|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/m_1 \|title=M definition and meaning \|author=<!--Not stated--> \|date= \|website=Collins English Dictionary \|publisher= \|access-date=9 February 2021 \|quote= \|archive-date=27 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227212738/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/m_1 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* m is the standard abbreviation for [[metre]] (or meter) in the [[International System of Units]] (SI).<ref name="freedict"/> However, m is also used as an abbreviation for [[mile]].<ref name="collins"/>		* m is the standard abbreviation for [[metre]] (or meter) in the [[International System of Units]] (SI).<ref name="freedict"/> However, m is also used as an abbreviation for [[mile]].<ref name="collins"/>
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	* With money amounts, m or M can mean one million: For example, $5m is five million dollars.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>		* With money amounts, m or M can mean one million: For example, $5m is five million dollars.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
	* M often represents male or masculine, especially in conjunction with F for female or feminine.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>		* M often represents male or masculine, especially in conjunction with F for female or feminine.<ref name="freedict"/><ref name="collins"/>
		⚫	* In typography, an [[em dash]] is a punctuation symbol whose width is similar to that of a capital letter M.
	* [[M (James Bond)]] is a fictional character in [[Ian Fleming]]'s [[James Bond (literary character)\|James Bond]] book and [[James Bond filmography\|film]] series.
⚫	* In typography, an [[em dash]] is a punctuation symbol whose width is ~~equal~~ to that of a capital letter M.

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	'''M''', or '''m''', is the thirteenth [[Letter (alphabet)\|letter]] of the [[Latin alphabet]], used in the [[English alphabet\|modern English alphabet]], the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is [[English alphabet#Letter names\|''em'']] (pronounced {{IPAc-en\|'\|ɛ\|m}}), plural ''ems''.<ref>"M" ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]],'' 2nd edition (1989); ''[[Merriam-Webster]]'s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "em," op. cit.</ref>		'''M''', or '''m''', is the thirteenth [[Letter (alphabet)\|letter]] of the [[Latin alphabet]], used in the [[English alphabet\|modern English alphabet]], the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is [[English alphabet#Letter names\|''em'']] (pronounced {{IPAc-en\|'\|ɛ\|m}}), plural ''ems''.<ref>"M" ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]],'' 2nd edition (1989); ''[[Merriam-Webster]]'s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "em," op. cit.</ref>