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ma'am
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mæm
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mɑm
;
unstressed
məm
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[
mam
,
mahm
;
unstressed
m
uh
m
]
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–noun
1.
madam
(
def. 1
)
.
2.
(in Britain) a term used in addressing the queen or a royal princess.
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Origin:
1660–70;
by contr.
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ma'am
(mām)
n. Used as a form of polite address for a woman:
Will that be cash or charge, ma'am?
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
ma''am
1668, colloquial shortening of
madam
(q.v.). Formerly the ordinary respectful form of address to a married woman; later restricted to the queen, royal princesses, or by servants to their mistresses.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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[mam, mahm; unstressed muh
m] 
