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• mae
  mae

  adjective

  more.
• 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.

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Mae ² American  

[mey] / meɪ /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

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M.A.E. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Master of Aeronautical Engineering.

2. Master of Art Education.

3. Master of Arts in Education.

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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

The money was supposed to pay for Finnish language classes in Mae Sot, the application for the vocational school, where she was going to study nursing, and a residence permit to live in Finland.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Mr. Pulte, a housing scion, at least had some qualifications to regulate the government housing giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy mortgages that they either hold or sell as securities, creating liquidity for the housing market.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte, who also leads the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was named as the acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Grandma Mae used to always say you don’t know what other people are going through.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko