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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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Example Sentences

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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

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

The finding of ancient MSS. was a very lucrative business for scholars in those days.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.

It was the standard work on general history, and more than a hundred MSS. of it are known to exist.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

He had to collect MSS. from all parts of Portugal, decipher, classify and weigh them before he could begin work, and then he found it necessary to break with precedents and destroy traditions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various