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me / mē/ • pron. [first person sing.] 1. used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition: do you understand me? wait for me! Compare with I2 . ∎ used after the verb “to be” and after “than” or “as”: hi, it's me you have more than me. ∎ inf. to or for myself: I've got me a job.2. inf. used in exclamations: dear me! silly me!PHRASES: me and mine / ˈmē ən ˈmīn/ my relatives.
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ME British vehicle registration for London NE
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me1 obj. form of I. OE. mḗ (i) acc., corr. to OS. mī, mē (Du. mij) and further to L. mē, Gr. me, emé, OIr. mē, W. mi, Skr. mā; OE. had also mec, corr. to OS. mik, OHG. mih (G. mich), ON., Goth. mik :- IE. *mege (Gr. emége), in which a limiting particle *ge (Gr. ge at least) is added; (ii) dative, corr. to OS. mī (Du. mij), (O)HG. mir, ON. mér, Goth. mis. See MINE1, MY.
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ME (abbreviation for myalgic encephalomyelitis) Condition defined as extreme fatigue that persists for six months or more. Also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or post-viral fatigue syndrome, it may be accompanied by other non-specific symptoms, such as fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, dizziness, and mood changes. Often occurring after a virus infection, it ranges in severity from chronic weariness to total physical collapse. The cause of the condition is unknown.
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ME • abbr. ∎ Maine (in official postal use). ∎ medical examiner. ∎ Middle English. ∎ myalgic encephalitis.
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me (mi). The 3rd degree of the major scale, according to the system of vocal syllables derived from Guido d'Arezzo (see hexachord), and so used (spelt me) in tonic sol-fa, in which it is also the 5th degree of the minor scale. In many countries, however, the name has become attached (on ‘fixed-doh’ principles) to the note E, in whatever key it may occur.
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Me • abbr. ∎ Maine. ∎ Maître (title of a French advocate).
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ME. dite(e) — OF. dité composition, treatise :- L. dictātum, sb. use of n. pp. of dictāre express in language, compose (see DICTATE).
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ME n. myalgic encephalomyelitis. See CFS/ME/PVF.
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