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MSS.

1 American  
Or MSS,

abbreviation

  1. manuscripts.


M.S.S. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Social Science.

  2. Master of Social Service.


MSS British  

abbreviation

  1. manuscripts

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But the irreplaceable possessions of the library, its 1,200 MSS. and 40,000 records, were removed by the Hermann G�ring Division.

From Time Magazine Archive

The number of Greek, Latin, and Oriental MSS. in the collection has been reckoned at 23,580.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

In the oldest MSS. it bears no other title than “To Hebrews.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

Sandret has exhausted for my benefit the rich collections of MSS., especially those of the Biblioth�que Nationale.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

Was it not necessary, in order to keep the secret, that the MSS. should not pass from hand to hand, or be entrusted even to the ambassador’s bag? 

From William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon His Epitaph Unearthed, and the Author of the Plays run to Ground by Surtees, Scott