Ma

Definitions

1. Initialism of Master of Arts.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. Abbreviation of Massachusetts: a state of the United States.
   abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
3. Mother, mom, mama.
   informal, uncountable
4. Abbreviation of May.
   abbreviation, alt-of
5. A common surname from Chinese of East Asian derivation.
6. A language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
7. Abbreviation of milli-arcsecond.
   abbreviation, alt-of, plural-normally
8. mother, mama
   colloquial
9. May.
10. Negative space in Japanese art.
    uncountable
11. Initialism of mature audience, a television rating.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
12. Abbreviation of Maluku: a province of Indonesia.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
13. The landlady of a theater.
    colloquial
14. Initialism of master-at-arms; also MAA.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
15. Abbreviation of Maranhão: a state of Brazil.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
16. Abbreviation of Mastercard.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Shares of Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) moved slightly higher after the deal⟳ was announced.”

“Once the silky gent who ran a barge called the Knuckle Sandwich tried to persuade⟳ Borglum's ma and da to sell⟳ him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins.”

“[…] that dear little man writing in the guestbook of the "Ma" or theatrical landlady […]”

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