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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name
Abbreviation of Mato Grosso do Sul: a state of Brazil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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name
Initialism of Microsoft: an American multinational technology company founded in 1975.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Abbreviation of Mississippi: a state of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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name
Initialism of Morgan Stanley.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: business, finance, stock-ticker-symbol
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noun
Abbreviation of manuscript.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: plural MSS
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noun
Initialism of mint state, a grading term.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
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noun
M/S: Initialism of motor ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Initialism of morphine sulfate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
Initialism of mitral stenosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences
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noun
Initialism of multiple sclerosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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noun
Initialism of Master of Science.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: academics
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noun
Initialism of middle school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of mini-sheet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
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noun
Initialism of murder-suicide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
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noun
Initialism of medium shot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, media
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noun
Initialism of member of Senedd
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Title used before an adult woman's name or surname, especially when it is not desired or possible to indicate her marital status with Miss or Mrs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
plural of M
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Abbreviation of mesyl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
a form of address for a woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ms.
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Broader terms: title, title of respect, form of address
noun
the form of a literary work submitted for publication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: manuscript
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Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing
noun
a master's degree in science
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Master of Science, SM, MSc
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: master's degree
noun
a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mississippi, Magnolia State
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: American state
noun
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: degenerative disorder, sclerosis, induration, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
History
Found since the 1600s as an abbreviation of mistress (whence also Miss and Mrs), a title which initially did not indicate marital status. Suggestions that the term be revived began in 1901, and referenced the fact that dialects such as Southern US English already made no distinction between Miss and Mrs (/ˈmɪz/) in speech. With the founding of the magazine Ms. in 1971, the term quickly became widespread as an alternative to Miss and Mrs., which require knowing (and publicizing) the referent's marital status.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From a shortening of its name.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
