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
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
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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It took a Stone throw to find the ma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
This was followed by two smiley faces and a later post saying "April fool ma brother ohh".
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
“Think Marination ma kai with a 98118 twist …” they say on Facebook.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
After he finished, I saw a man who looked to be a local farmer approach him and ask: "Laih al-nar lay Al-Amrikan? Leh ma tad'o laihom bi al-hidaya?"
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022
“Did you forget everything? You spend a few days in your house with your ma and pa and you forget everything we promised each other? You’re supposed to be my friend, King.”
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
When his roommates left their dorm each morning, Ma would wander Beijing, sitting in parks and looking at stray cats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
A similar despondency brought Ma, the grad-school dropout, to Dali.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Ma Moe San Pan's cousin worked at the local ward administration office, and she asked him to bring her husband back.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Ma Moe San Pan sobs the words through gulps of air.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
From across the room or field, I’ve seen Ma sense when he’s looking at her.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“Paying MA plans more is likely an inefficient way of delivering better benefits to beneficiaries,” Fiedler said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
MA says the annual result “reinforced PNR’s cash-generating potential.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
MA has a hold rating and a A$1.80/share target on FireFly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He is now 38 and living in exile in the Netherlands, where he was granted asylum, and is pursuing an MA in political science - following in his father's footsteps.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
In 1667, Newton was elected to a minor Fellowship at Trinity, which would automatically become a major Fellowship when he became an MA in 1668.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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
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
Calculate the effective resistance of a pocket calculator that has a 1.35-V battery and through which 0.200 mA flows.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
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
GFIs are usually set to interrupt the circuit if the leakage current is greater than 5 mA, the accepted maximum harmless shock.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Yijing graduated from Georgetown University with an M.A. in Asian studies and earned a bachelor's degree in politics and economy from Waseda University in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
M.A., an assistant professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
Missy has a M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. from UCLA.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
After a slow start, Angel City came alive late in the first half, getting goals from M.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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
It was the first meal I remember enjoying in more than a year, and I wanted to memorialize the feeling with a tattoo of the Korean character for “savor,” mas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
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
“Caring for her own, best as she can. Like all us mas and pas.”
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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