Sm

abbr.
1 sadomasochism.
2 Sergeant-Major.

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noun

a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite

• Syn: ↑samarium, ↑atomic number 62

• Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal

• Substance Holonyms: ↑bastnasite, ↑bastnaesite, ↑monazite

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abbreviation

small

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service mark.

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abbrev

1. Sadomasochism (also s-m or s/m)

2. Sergeant-Major

3. Short metre

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sm.,

small.

Sm (no period),

samarium (chemical element).

SM (no periods),

1. service module.

2. speed midget (flashbulb).

S.M.,

an abbreviation for the following:

1. Master of Science (Latin, Scientiae Magister).

2. Saint Mary.

3. Sergeant Major.

4. Soldier's Medal.

5. State Militia.

S-M or s-m (no periods),

sadomasochism or sadomasochistic: »

S-M fiction brings the reader out of his down by making a spectacle of his own cruelty and vulnerability (Harper's).

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abbr.

■ service mark

■ sadomasochism

■ sergeant major

■ short meter