Mμ
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Mμ is the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 40. Mμ was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water, which had been simplified by the Phoenicians and named after their word for water, to become 𐤌
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