Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

m&m

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
m&m
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
1
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of morbidity and mortality.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Trade name, from the initials of the surnames of Forrest E. Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie; introduced in the 1940s.

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Questions

What does m&m mean?
A small milk chocolate candy piece with an artificially colored sugar coating, produced by Mars Incorporated.
Where does m&m come from?
Trade name, from the initials of the surnames of Forrest E. Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie; introduced in the 1940s.

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