Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Initialism of missing in action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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adj
Absent for a long time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
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name
Initialism of Middle Indo-Aryan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Indo-Aryan-linguistics, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Abbreviation of Miami.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
Initialism of Miami International Airport.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname from Bengali.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Mormonism, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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Synonyms: Mutual, Young Woman's, Young Men's
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Initialism of missing in action, a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
An ancient bluffing game played with dice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: classical-studies, history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
Bulimia nervosa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable
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History
A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.
Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa). This surname is mostly found in Bengal.
Clipping of bulimia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Mia as form of personification and coded language. Compare ana.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
