ma
noun
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ma
1 American
[mah]
/ mɑ /
noun
Informal.
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mas
plural
Ma
2
American
[mah]
/ mɑ /
noun
MA
3
American
mA
4
American
M.A.
5
American
abbreviation
M.A.
6
American
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Psychology. mental age.
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Military Academy.
MA
1
British
abbreviation
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Massachusetts
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Master of Arts
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psychol mental age
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Military Academy
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Morocco (international car registration)
Ma
2
British
/ mɑː /
noun
ma
3
British
/ mɑː /
noun
ma
4
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ma1
Shortened variant of mama
Origin of M.A.5
From Latin Magister Artium
Vocabulary lists containing ma
Example Sentences
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"Right ma, love ya. I'll see you soon."
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
The 68-year-old ma capsized his sailboat in the marina basin and was attempting to swim to shore with his boat when witnesses saw him go under the water, officials said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
In his work, for example, he was as intrigued by the barrel vault — a form common to Roman architecture — as he was by Japanese concepts of in-between space, known as ma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
“Tunes hiv been whirlin aroon in the air an in ma heid an hairt since I wis a bairn, an I wis composing tunes an songs even then,” she wrote in her book.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
She kissed Edna upon the shoulder, and whispered: “Bonne nuit, ma reine; soyez sage.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
A research team led by Fudan University physicists Yu-Gang Ma and Xu-Guang Huang set out to map how acceleration forms and changes inside quark-gluon plasma.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Ian Hoskins, owner of the Ma Pub Group in northwestern Liverpool, broadly welcomed the announcement, but told Sky News it remained a "drop in the ocean".
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Iain Hoskins, who owns Ma Pub Group in Liverpool, told the BBC the relief would help "chip away" at rising costs but questioned how many venues would benefit.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
By Ma Rainey’s own testimony, she’d picked up on and incorporated into her compositions blues lines she’d heard used by wandering folk musicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The next day, I ask: “Did Ma try to teach you how to read?”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“We think the declining affordability of standalone PDPs could sway seniors to select MA coverage and further increase MA penetration.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Even a student who graduates with an MA degree ends up joining this oil business."
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
“The Dodgers had committed to paying and whatever it was, it was a lot more collectively — my undergraduate MA and PhD — than I had gotten in the bonus.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Fidel forecasts a 4% decline in revenue from Medicare Advantage this year but estimates “a ~50% increase in MA EBIT” because of UnitedHealth’s reset pricing and cost savings, in part from artificial intelligence.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
“I have an MA in art history from the University of St. Andrews,” he said proudly.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
The battery showed a high reversible specific capacity of 1535.4 mA h g−1 for the first cycle at 0.2 A g−1 and an exceptional rate capability of 887 mA h g−1 at 5 A g−1.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
Additionally, the capacity retained after 1000 cycles at 5 A g−1 was 558.5 mA h g−1.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
At 10 to 20 mA and above, the current can stimulate sustained muscular contractions much as regular nerve impulses do.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
A 20.0 Hz, 16.0 V source produces a 2.00 mA current when connected to a capacitor.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The threshold for ventricular fibrillation is between 100 and 300 mA.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Missy has a M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. from UCLA.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
Michael holds a B.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University, an M.A. in Russian studies from Indiana University at Bloomington and a PhD in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
"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 ● Oct. 13, 2025
Thompson will be joined on the 27-player roster by Angel City FC teammate M.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
I was impressed with his degree, but when I met him, I thought to myself, “This chap has an M.A. and he is not even wearing a tie!”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
“She the home girl thas what I meant , have mas love for her” Echeverria wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
I’m trying to ask writers: What does living mas mean?
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023
Expect an amazing parade showcasing the best of mas dancing, soca, calypso, steel bands and sound systems.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023
She’s still la mas chingona — the ultimate badass — emcee Enrique Cerna said as he welcomed her to the stage in October.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
She was about to go after a rabbit, but I thought that wasn’t proper fare for a post-Christ- mas breakfast, so we went to the stream.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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