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MS¹
noun MSes
- Abbreviation of manuscript
- Initialism of mint state, a grading term.
- M/S: Initialism of motor ship.
- Initialism of morphine sulfate
- Initialism of mitral stenosis
- Initialism of multiple sclerosis
- Initialism of Master of Science
- Initialism of middle school
- Initialism of mini-sheet
- Initialism of murder-suicide
- Initialism of medium shot
- Initialism of member of Senedd
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Mato Grosso do Sul: a state of Brazil.
- Initialism of Microsoft: an American multinational technology company founded in 1975.
- Abbreviation of Mississippi: a state of the United States.
- Initialism of Morgan Stanley According to a list of participants on the forum’s website, the CEOs of Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) still plan to go. Both banks declined to comment. But a person familiar with the situation said Goldman’s Lloyd Blankfein was “unlikely to attend.”
Ms²
- /ˈmɪz/ US
- /ˈmɪs/ US
- /ˈmɪz/ UK
- /məz/ UK
Sounds like miz, mizz, Miz · Rhymes with -ɪz
Where it comes from
Found since the 1600s as an abbreviation of mistress (whence also Miss and Mrs), a title which initially did not indicate marital status. Suggestions that the term be revived began in 1901, and referenced the fact that dialects such as Southern US English already made no distinction between Miss and Mrs (/ˈmɪz/) in speech. With the founding of the magazine Ms. in 1971, the term quickly became widespread as an alternative to Miss and Mrs., which require knowing (and publicizing) the referent's marital status.
noun Mss · Mses · Ms. · M/s
- Title used before an adult woman's name or surname, especially when it is not desired or possible to indicate her marital status with Miss or Mrs. Ms Jane Doe; Ms. Roe
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Title used for a woman before a place, name, thing, or description that she is supposed to typify or represent.
Ms Efficiency and Ms Right
Similar: Mrs.
Ms³
- /ɛmz/
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun M's
- plural of M
Ms⁴
Where it comes from
From a shortening of its name.
noun
- Abbreviation of mesyl
ms⁵
noun mss · ms.
- Abbreviation of manuscript
ms⁶
- /ɛmz/
Rhymes with -ɛmz
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun m's
- plural of m
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sm, manuscript, multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, esi, dos, miss, mrs., ma'am, madam, madame, lady, dame, mademoiselle, señora, señorita
Translations
Talk about this word "ms." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ms. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ms. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ms "ms." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ms.Cite this
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title = {ms},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ms},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
