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

Silver also has the potential to rise again in the coming year, said Mr Takieddine.

From BBC

This reviewer is a big fan of Mr. Nesbitt, who generates a singular strain of furor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dee and Ash provide a genuinely puzzling angle amid all the people running and searching and scheming and waiting for the disparate parts of Mr. Coben’s 19th-century-style plotting to intersect in Dickensian fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Few celebrities of his stature, short of Joan Crawford or Meghan Markle, have been the subjects of such a widely disseminated trashing, and in Mr. Chase’s case it all seems . . . well, not unjustified.

From The Wall Street Journal

And very little that transpires between the current-day Chase and his director would belie the notion that Mr. Chase’s brand has gone down a hole of his own digging.

From The Wall Street Journal

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