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    • M | History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | Britannica
      • History, etymology, and pronunciation of m, the thirteenth letter in the alphabet. It corresponds to the Semitic mem and to the Greek mu. The Semitic form may derive from an earlier sign representing waves of water. The sound represented by the letter has been from the beginning the labial nasal.
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      M | History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | Britannica

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  3. www.britannica.com › topic › M-letterM | History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | Britannica

    History, etymology, and pronunciation of m, the thirteenth letter in the alphabet. It corresponds to the Semitic mem and to the Greek mu. The Semitic form may derive from an earlier sign representing waves of water. The sound represented by the letter has been from the beginning the labial nasal.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MM - Wikipedia

    M, or m, is the thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is em (pronounced / ˈ ɛ m / ), plural ems .

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  6. www.daytranslations.com › blog › origin-english-alphabetThe Origin of the English Alphabet (and all its 26 letters)

    Jun 20, 2022 · Letter M. The origin of the letter ‘M’ was the wavy vertical lines with five peaks to symbolize water according to the Egyptians. In 1800 BC the Semites reduced the lines to three waves, and the Phoenicians removed one more wave. In 800 BC, the peaks were turned into zigzags and flipped horizontally to form the letter M we know today. Letter N

  7. www.teachphonics.co.uk › m-group-alphabetSounds (phonemes) made by the letter m - Teach Phonics

    The alphabet letter m, by itself, makes 1 sound. The video says the word; then breaks it down into the individual phonemes, highlighting the letters that make the sound, blending them together to show how the word is formed.

  8. www.youtube.com › watchWhat Sound Does the Letter M Make? | Learn the Alphabet ABC ...

    Aug 28, 2016 · Discover the sound that the letter M makes and words that start with the letter M in this short phonics video that promotes letter-to-sound correspondence. This video features words...

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  9. www.teachphonics.co.uk › m-soundLetters and Letter Combinations that make the m sound

    The phonic alphabet symbol, representing the sound, appears in the top right hand corner. Click the green alphabet letter button to learn the other phoneme sounds it can make. Phonics knowledge. The m phoneme sound can be be made by 4 different letter or letters.

  10. everything.explained.today › MM Explained

    The letter (m) represents the bilabial nasal consonant sound pronounced as /link/ in the orthography of Latin as well as in that of many modern languages, and also in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

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