ma
noun
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ma
1 American
[mah]
/ mɑ /
noun
Informal.
Ma
2
American
[mah]
/ mɑ /
noun
MA
3
American
mA
4
American
M.A.
5
American
abbreviation
M.A.
6
American
abbreviation
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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
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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This was followed by two smiley faces and a later post saying "April fool ma brother ohh".
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025
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
His traveling show, “Ma: Space/Time in Japan,” which came to the Cooper Hewitt in New York in 1979, introduced the Japanese concept of ma.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022
“Think Marination ma kai with a 98118 twist …” they say on Facebook.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
And the thought of my ma knowing what a coward her son would be one day makes me want to throw the book in the river.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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