MSS.
abbreviation
manuscripts.
MSS.
1 American
Or
MSS,
abbreviation
M.S.S.
2
American
abbreviation
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Master of Social Science.
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Master of Social Service.
MSS
British
abbreviation
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In 1642 he began his wanderings with a visit to England in search of MSS. of the classics; but he met with little courtesy from the English scholars.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
Many MSS. of Horace contain ancient scholia which are copied or taken with abridgment from the commentaries of Porphyrio, who lived about A.D.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
This interview appears in our MSS. as Vis. v.,2 but is really a prelude to the Mandates and Similitudes which form the bulk of the whole work, hence known as “The Shepherd.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
I am quite unversed in the reading of ancient MSS., but I hope the following, with the translation, will not be found incorrect.
From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by John Ruskin
Accompanied by his wife and daughter, he visited all those parts of Europe where he was likely to find rare editions or MSS. of the poet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
He had worked at the Ministry of State Security since 2003, earning six promotions to become a deputy division director of the Sixth Bureau in the Jiangsu Province M.S.S.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
The Ministry of State Security, or M.S.S., which is responsible for gathering foreign intelligence, is tasked with collecting information in technologies that the Chinese government wants to build up.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
The revelation that the target of their investigation was a senior-level M.S.S. officer raised the stakes for the F.B.I.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
But Xu went to check out the coffee shop a few hours earlier, accompanied by a colleague from the M.S.S.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
M.S.S. dated 1703, of the Phillips Stourhead Collection, No. 22244.
From Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District by Charles Dack
Another catalyst for Palantir has been its successful rollout of its Maven Smart System, or MSS, which the Pentagon continues to “go all in on,” according to William Blair analyst Louie DiPalma.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Licenses for MSS spectrum have become extremely valuable, benefiting ViaSat, Iridium, and EchoStar.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The proposal would set aside two-thirds of the 2 gigahertz MSS frequency band for commercial use, with one-third for secure government communications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The mission commander says there is "overwhelming support" for the MSS in Haiti.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
It contained when entire about 6000 lines, and portions of it are preserved in four MSS.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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