m-
prefix
short for meta- (sense 4)
m-
prefix
indicating the use of mobile-communications technology
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m-banking
m-
Word Origin
1
meta-.
2
(referring especially to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile:
m-commerce; m-business.
M-
1
U.S. Military. (used to designate the production model of military equipment, as the M-1 rifle.)
Mac-
1
a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.
Also, Mc-, Mc-, M'-.
Origin
< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab
Mc-2
1
variant of Mac-.
Also, Mc-.
M'-
1
variant of Mac-.
m-I.
abridgement of meta- (def. 4).
II.
of, relating to, or using mobile phone technology: ◆ an m-device.
[m(obile phone)]m-
abbreviation
meta-
abbreviation
meta-
c1393 Chaucer Scogan 36,I mexcuse.
1426 Lydg. De Guil. Pilgr. 9802Out off my shyp make maryue.
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m-
\|med.ə, -etə\ abbreviation
meta-
m-
Prefix
- organic chemistry meta-