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MR

1 American  
Or M.R.

abbreviation

  1. mixed reality.

  2. motivation research; motivational research.

mR 2 American  
Or mr

  1. milliroentgen; milliroentgens.

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.
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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Mr. Masko is a writer and orchestra conductor in New Hampshire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trial judge Mr Justice Moses handed Huntley two life terms and ruled that he would serve a minimum of 40 years in prison before being considered for release.

From BBC

None of the teenagers can be named due to their age after judge Mr Justice Bright rejected an application from the media to overturn reporting restrictions.

From BBC

"I think it's important that Mr Altman hear about how his team's decision not to bring this information forward has resulted in devastation," he said.

From BBC

Mr. Steiner was put in the awkward position of disavowing his own private journal’s description of events.

From The Wall Street Journal

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