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  • mae
    mae
    adjective
  • Mae
    Mae
    noun
    a female given name, form of Mary.
  • M.A.E.
    M.A.E.
    abbreviation
    Master of Aeronautical Engineering.

mae

1 American  
[mey] / meɪ /

adjective

Scot.
  1. more.


Mae 2 American  
[mey] / meɪ /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Mary.


M.A.E. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Aeronautical Engineering.

  2. Master of Art Education.

  3. Master of Arts in Education.


Etymology

Origin of mae

before 900; Middle English (north and Scots), Old English mā; cognate with German mehr, Old Norse meir, Gothic mais. See more

Example Sentences

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And an MAE, the way that it’s defined in the merger agreement, basically excludes things like market swings as being an MAE.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2022

Legal experts were dismissive of the idea that inaccurate spam account numbers would amount to an MAE for Twitter on the same level as the problems that plagued Akorn.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2022

Almost 20 years later, a member of the MAE recalled that meeting in a letter to the Guardian.

From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2020

MAE SAI, Thailand — Adul Sam-on, 14, has never been a stranger to peril.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2018

MAE They were Married, and went to live in a Flat with a Quarter-Sawed Oak Chiffonier and Pink Rugs.

From Fables in Slang by Newman, Clyde J.

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