the 12th letter in the Greek alphabet (Μ, μ), a consonant, transliterated as m
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mu
(myo̅o̅, mo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
Mu (myo̅o̅, mo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
- Linguisticsthe 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- Linguisticsthe consonant sound represented by this letter.
- Weights and Measuresmicron (def. 1).
- Greek mŷ
- 1895–1900
Mu (myo̅o̅, mo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
- Ancient History, Mythologya legendary lost continent supposed to have sunk into the SW Pacific Ocean at about the same time that Atlantis disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean.
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'mu' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Big Band music
- Chimu
- Chishtiya
- Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
- Gaddafi
- Indian Mutiny
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Janissary music
- MU car
- Mohammed of Ghor
- Mu'awiyah I
- Mumetal
- Munich Pact
- Mu’min
- Urumchi
- Wu-lu-mu-ch'i
- absolute music
- abstract music
- admiral
- background music
- chamber music
- chance music
- chin music
- cloud ear
- concrete music
- country music
- electronic music
- folk music
- gospel music
- hillbilly music
- house music
- incidental music
- klezmer
- lepton
- mensural music
- micron
- mogo
- mood music
- moue
- mu ehr
- mu meson
- mu-neutrino
- mucic acid
- mucid
- mucilaginous
- mucin
- mucous membrane
- mucronate
- muezzin
- mugho pine