m
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Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of M
On prononce emme. Lettre consone, douziéme de l'Alphabet François. M, quand elle est lettre numerale, signifie, Mille chez les Anciens, suivant ce vers. M. caput est numeri quem scimus mille tenere.
Quand on y adjouste un titre au dessus, elle fait mille fois mille.
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