Ma Definition & Meaning

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British

Etymology

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Synonyms M.A. 1 American

abbreviation

1. Master of Arts.

M.A. 2 American

abbreviation

1. Psychology. mental age.

2. Military Academy.

ma 3 American [mah] / mɑ /

noun

Informal.

1. mother.

Ma 4 American [mah] / mɑ /

noun

1. Yo-Yo born 1955, U.S. cellist, born in Paris of Chinese descent.

MA 5 American

abbreviation

1. Massachusetts (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. Psychology. mental age.

mA 6 American

1. milliampere; milliamperes.

MA 1 British

abbreviation

1. Massachusetts

2. Master of Arts

3. psychol mental age

4. Military Academy

5. Morocco (international car registration)

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noun

1. Yo-Yo (ˈjəʊjəʊ). born 1955, US cellist, born in France to Chinese parents

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 ma 3 British / mɑː /

noun

1. an informal word for mother 1

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abbreviation

1. Morocco

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Etymology

Origin of M.A.1

From Latin Magister Artium

Origin of ma3

Shortened variant of mama

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The justly celebrated Paul Volcker, central banking hero and Fed chairman from 1979 to 1987, had an M.A. in political economy, but no Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal

M.A., an assistant professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

From Science Daily

Missy has a M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. from UCLA.

From MarketWatch

As a young mother, she had done 12 years of night school to earn her B.A. and M.A. in sociology at Concordia University so she could become a professor, and Sarah Cobb recalled Janine keeping an Oxford English Dictionary on a lectern in the family home, Bible-like, for easy reference.

From The Wall Street Journal

"A common misconception is that opioid overdoses primarily affect younger people," said Gab Pasia, M.A., lead author of the study and a medical student at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

From Science Daily

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