mem
/mɛm/
mem noun: the thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). Also the clipping of memory.
Noun (1)
mem (plural mems)
- The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Noun (2)
mem (plural mems)
- A memory access as part of processing.
Noun (3)
mem (plural mems)
- A white European woman, especially the wife of an official; a memsahib.
- With their husbands out all day, the mems had almost nothing to do, unless they were among the few prepared to interest themselves in local charities or community work.2009, Selina Hastings, The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, John Murray, published 2010, page 277
Noun (4) capitalized: MEM
MEM (uncountable)
- Initialism of Master of Engineering Management.
- Initialism of Master of Environmental Management.
- Abbreviation of 2 or 5-Dimethoxy-4-ethoxyamphetamine.
- All along he made drugs: 2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethoxyamphetamine, or MEM for short, was his Rosetta stone, a "valuable and dramatic compound" that opened the door to a whole class of drugs based on changes at the "4 position" of a molecule's central carbon ring.2005 January 30, Drake Bennett, “Dr. Ecstasy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Abbreviation of β-Methoxyethoxymethyl ether, a protecting group in chemistry.
- Initialism of monocular estimate method.
- Initialism of model exercise mode.
Also used as
mem is also the clipping of memory.
mem is also the alternative form of ma'am.
mem is also the clipping of member.
mem meaning in Malay
mem in Malay
- Semitic letter
- mim
Forms of mem
| plural | mems |
|---|---|
| alternative form | meem |
| alternative form | mim |
Origin of mem
From Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /mem/, “water”), from Proto-Semitic *maʾ- (“*maʾ-/*may-”). Doublet of mu.
Clipping of memory.
From Hindi मेम (mem, “wife of a colonial official; a white woman”), originally from English ma'am.
Words formed from mem
Words that rhyme with mem
Questions about mem
- What does mem mean?
- Mem means the thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- What is mem in Malay?
- Mem in Malay is mim. See Mem meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is mem?
- Mem is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mem?
- Mem is pronounced /mɛm/.
- What is the plural of mem?
- The plural of mem is mems.
Words near mem in the dictionary
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