M \M\, n.
   1. (Print.) A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect
      square; also, the size of such a square in any given size
      of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type:
      500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length
      and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that
      number. [Written also em.]
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   2. (law) A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M,
      formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and
      admitted to the benefit of clergy.
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   M roof (Arch.), a kind of roof formed by the junction of
      two common roofs with a valley between them, so that the
      section resembles the letter M.
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	'Em \'Em\
   An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem,
   them. --Addison.
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	Em \Em\, n. (Print.)
   The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then
   a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount
   of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a
   type.
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	Em- \Em-\
   A prefix. See En-.
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	em
    n 1: a quad with a square body; "since `em quad' is hard to
         distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a
         `mutton quad'" [syn: em, em quad, mutton quad]
    2: a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing [syn: em, pica
       em, pica]

	

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    (EM) ASCII character 25.

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