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• ms
  ms

  millisecond; milliseconds.
• MS
  MS

  abbreviation

  Mississippi (approved especially for use with zip code).
• ms.
  ms.

  abbreviation

  manuscript.
• Ms.
  Ms.

  abbreviation

  a title of respect prefixed to a woman's name or position: unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not depend upon or indicate her marital status.
• MS.
  MS.

  abbreviation

  manuscript.
• m/s
  m/s

  meter per second; meters per second.
• M/S
  M/S

  months after sight.
• m.s.
  m.s.

  abbreviation

  modification of the stem of.
• M.S.
  M.S.

  abbreviation

  mail steamer.
• Ms
  Ms

  noun

  a title substituted for Mrs or Miss before a woman's name to avoid making a distinction between married and unmarried women Compare Miss Mrs

ms

¹ American  

1. millisecond; milliseconds.

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MS ² American  

abbreviation

1. Mississippi (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. motorship.

3. multiple sclerosis.

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ms. ³ American  

abbreviation

mss plural

1. manuscript.

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Ms. ⁴ American  

[miz] / mɪz /

abbreviation

Mses plural

1. a title of respect prefixed to a woman's name or position: unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not depend upon or indicate her marital status.

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.

   Ms. Cooperation.

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MS. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

MSS plural

1. manuscript.

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m/s ⁶ American  

1. meter per second; meters per second.

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M/S ⁷ American  

1. Commerce. months after sight.

2. motorship.

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m.s. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. modification of the stem of.

2. Commerce. months after sight.

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M.S. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. mail steamer.

2. Master of Science.

3. Master in Surgery.

4. motorship.

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Ms ¹ British  

/ mɪz, məs /

noun

1. a title substituted for Mrs or Miss before a woman's name to avoid making a distinction between married and unmarried women Compare Miss Mrs

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MS. ² British  

abbreviation

1. manuscript

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ms ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Montserrat

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MS ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Master of Surgery

2. (on gravestones) memoriae sacrum

3. Mississippi

4. motor ship

5. multiple sclerosis

6. Mauritius (international car registration)

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Ms. Cultural  

1. A title used before a woman's name, pronounced “Miz” and corresponding to Mr. before a man's.

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Pronunciation

Ms. is pronounced (miz), a pronunciation that is identical with one standard South Midland and Southern U.S. pronunciation of Mrs.

Gender

Ms. came into use in the 1950s as a title before a woman's surname when her marital status was unknown or irrelevant. In the early 1970s, the use of Ms. was adopted and encouraged by the women's movement, the reasoning being that since a man's marital status is not revealed by the title Mr., there is no reason that a woman's status should be revealed by her title. Since then Ms. has gained increasing currency, especially in business and professional use. Some women prefer the traditional Miss (still fully standard for a woman whose marital status is unknown and for an unmarried woman) or, when appropriate, Mrs. Newspaper editors sometimes reject Ms. except in quoted matter. Others use whichever of the three titles a woman prefers if her preference is known. Increasingly, newspapers avoid the use of all three titles by referring to women by their full names in first references ( Sarah Brady; Margaret Bourke-White ) and by surname only, as with men, in subsequent references: Brady, Bourke-White. Since all three titles— Ms., Miss, and Mrs. —remain in use, the preference of the woman being named or addressed or the practice of the organization or publication in which the name is to appear is often followed.

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Feminists have urged the use of Ms. because, unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not identify a woman by her marital status. (See feminism.)

Etymology

Origin of MS

(sense 2) Latin: sacred to the memory of

Example Sentences

Why is it that the three m’s seem to have so much bipartisan appeal?

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2020

Part of the reason the m's haven't moved Ichiro is the poor hitting by Justin Smoak until very recently.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2012

Imagine if Ackley had just hesitated, held his ground and then the m's hit into an inning-ending double-play?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2011

In Chinese, for example, the Methodist Episcopal Mission becomes, literally, "the doubly beautiful society," because there are two m's in M. E. M., and the Chinese pronounces m as "may," and "may" means "beautiful."

From Time Magazine Archive

In the same way, we can never be in doubt as to the two m's in commotion, commencement, etc.

From The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric by Cody, Sherwin

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