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mem.

The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛm/
  1. The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Where this word comes from

From Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /⁠mem⁠/, “water”), from Proto-Semitic *maʾ- (“*maʾ-/*may-”). Doublet of mu.

noun/mɛm/
  1. Clipping of memory.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · slang
  2. A memory access as part of processing.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of memory.

noun/mɛm/
  1. A white European woman, especially the wife of an official; a memsahib.

    South-Asia · historical
  2. Alternative form of ma'am.

    India · alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Hindi मेम (mem, “wife of a colonial official; a white woman”), originally from English ma'am.

noun/mɛm/
  1. Clipping of member.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · slang
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