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ma

[mah]
–noun Informal.
mother.

Origin:
shortened var. of mama

Ma

[mah]
–noun
Yo-Yo [yoh-yoh] , born 1955, U.S. cellist, born in Paris of Chinese descent.

MA

1. Massachusetts (approved esp. for use with zip code).
2. Psychology. mental age.

mA

milliampere; milliamperes.

M.A.

1. Master of Arts. Origin:
< L Magister Artium
2. Psychology. mental age.
3. Military Academy.

Rai⋅ney

[rey-nee]
–noun
1. Gertrude (“Ma”), 1886–1939, U.S. blues singer.
2. Joseph Hayne [heyn] , 1832–87, U.S. politician: first black congressman 1870–79.
ma   (mä, mô)   
n.   Informal
Mother.

[Short for mama.]
mA  
abbr.  milliampere
Ma   (mä)   
American cellist known for his performances and recordings of orchestral, recital, and chamber music.
MA  
abbr.  
  1. Latin Magister Artium (Master of Arts)
  2. Maritime Administration
  3. Massachusetts
  4. mental age
Mas·sa·chu·setts   (mās'ə-chōō'sĭts)   
A state of the northeast United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. The first European settlement was made by the Pilgrims of the Mayflower in 1620. Governed by the Massachusetts Bay Company from 1629 until 1684, the colony was a leader in the move for independence from Great Britain and the site of the first battles of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Boston is the capital and the largest city. Population: 6,450,000.
mental age  
n.   Abbr. MA
A measure of mental development as determined by intelligence tests, generally restricted to children and persons with intellectual impairment and expressed as the age at which that level of development is typically attained.
mil·li·am·pere   (mĭl'ē-ām'pîr)   
n.   Abbr. mA
A unit of current equal to one thousandth (10-3) of an ampere.

Ma

Ma\ (m[aum]), n. [Cf. Mamma.]

1. A child's word for mother.

2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).

Ma

Ma\, conj. [It.] (Mus.) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick). --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Language Translation for : ma
Spanish: doctorado en letras,
German: M.A. Magister Artium,
Japanese: 文学修士

ma 
1823, childish or colloquial shortening of mamma.

Main Entry: mA
Function: abbreviation
milliampere

Main Entry: MA
Function: abbreviation
mental age

mA abbr.
milliampere

MA or M.A.
abbr.
mental age

ma networking
The country code for Morocco.
(1999-01-27)

mA
milliampere
MA
  1. Latin Magister Artium (Master of Arts)
  2. Marijuana Anonymous
  3. Maritime Administration
  4. Massachusetts
  5. mature audience
  6. medical assistant
  7. mental age
  8. Morocco (international vehicle ID)
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