macula (en)

(noun) an oval-shaped pigmented area near the center of the retina of the human eye and some other animalian eyes; provides the best detailed vision

madrigal (en)

(noun) a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form / (noun) a complex polyphonic unaccompanied vocal piece on a secular text developed especially in the 16th and 17th centuries / (noun) part-song / (noun) glee

maieutics (en)

relating to or resembling the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from another

malefic (en)

(adjective) having malignant influence; baleful / (adjective) malicious

mandorla (en)

a pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art

manse (en)

the house occupied by a minister of a Presbyterian church OR an informal way of referring to someone's house

manumission (en)

(noun) the act or process of manumitting / (noun) formal emancipation from slavery

Marquis de Sade (en)

a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer, famous for his libertine sexuality

massif (en)

(from French for "massive") large mountain mass

matutinal (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or occurring in the morning; early

maxillofacial (en)

relating to the jaws and face

mealy (en)

covered with meal or with fine granules

mediatization (en)

the theory that argues that the media shapes and frames the processes and discourse of political communication as well as the society in which that communication takes place

melisma (en)

(noun) a group of notes or tones sung on one syllable in plainsong / (noun) melodic embellishment / (noun) cadenza

membra disjecta (la)

scattered fragments

memento mori (en)

(noun) a reminder of mortality / (noun) death's-head

mendicant (en)

(noun) beggar / (noun) a member of a religious order (as the Franciscans) combining monastic life and outside religious activity and originally owning neither personal nor community property; friar

mendicity (en)

(noun) the condition or activities of a beggar.

mensch (en)

(North American) a person of integrity and honor

mephitic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or resembling mephitis; foul-smelling

mercado (en)

the Spanish word for a public market or any kind of market

meristematic (en)

(noun) a formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to cells that differentiate to produce the definitive tissues and organs

mesas (en)

the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs

midden (en)

(noun) dunghill / (noun) a refuse heap / (noun) kitchen midden / (noun) a small pile (as of seeds, bones, or leaves) gathered by a rodent (as a pack rat) / (noun) a refuse heap / (noun) a mound marking the site of a primitive human habitation

Miesian (en)

(biographical name) Ludwig 1886–1969 Am. (Ger.-born) architect. style: very modern and angular and sharp