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m
Noun
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The thirteenth (13th) letter of the alphabet.
"m" comes after "l" and before "n".
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This is the Roman numeral for thousand (1,000). It may be written as M or m.
m
Abbreviation
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Shortened form of million.
The bank reported a profit of $50m this year.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.