English Words: M
36,575 words · Page 249 of 732
The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).
Of or related to meliorism, the belief that the world can be made better through human efforts.
A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text.
A plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.
A peptide, containing 26 amino acids, which is present in bee venom and has been used experimentally as an antibacterial agent, especially against penicillin-resistant bacteria.
An aubergine salad made with olive oil and lemon juice, popular in Cyprus and Greece.
In 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor.
Support for the imperial Byzantine church and the Council of Chalcedon during the Monophysite controversies from the 5th century onwards.
A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, molybdenum, oxygen, and phosphorus.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 36,575 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 732 pages, and you are currently viewing page 249. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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