MR

¹ American  

Or M.R.

abbreviation

1. mixed reality.

2. motivation research; motivational research.

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mR ² American  

Or mr

1. milliroentgen; milliroentgens.

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Mr. ³ American  

[mis-ter] / ˈmɪs tər /

abbreviation

PLURAL

Messrs

1. mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position.

   Mr. Lawson; Mr. President.

2. a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc., especially in an idealized or excessive way.

   Mr. Democrat; Mr. Perfect; Mr. Macho.

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Mr ¹ British  

/ ˈmɪstə /

noun

1. a title used before a man's name or names or before some office that he holds

   Mr Jones

   Mr President

2. (in military contexts) a title used in addressing a warrant officer, officer cadet, or junior naval officer

3. a title placed before the surname of a surgeon

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MR ² British  

abbreviation

1. Master of the Rolls

2. motivation(al) research

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Usage

Plural word for Mr. The plural form of Mr. is Messrs., pronounced [ mes-erz ]. A similar change is made with Mrs., which becomes Mmes, pronounced [ mey-dahm, -dam ]. These irregular nouns’ plural forms derive directly from their  original pluralization in French.

Etymology

Origin of Mr

C17: abbreviation of _mister

Example Sentences

At times, however, the passages quoted from letters and memoirs come so thick and fast that they threaten to overwhelm the connecting strand of Mr. Hart’s own chronological narrative.

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When Mr. Hart discusses commanders and strategy his views are typically trenchant and insightful.

From The Wall Street Journal

Addressing a recurring theme, the “great moral conundrum” of how the British should have dealt with fanatical opponents who refused to surrender, Mr. Hart observes that while Britons admired indomitable defiance in their own soldiers, it was a trait “they were not willing to condone or tolerate in others.”

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Like the British troops who readily acknowledged the “pluck” of the Dervishes, Mr. Hart is impressed by their willingness to face the massed firepower of rifles, machine guns and artillery.

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As Mr. Hart points out, this “mechanical slaughter” anticipated others during World War I. Men who were ambitious young officers during the Sudan operations subsequently reached high command during the “Great War.”

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