ms
millisecond; milliseconds.
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Definition for ms (2 of 10)
Definition for ms (3 of 10)
M, m
[ em ]
/ ɛm /
noun, plural M's or Ms, m's or ms.
the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter M or m, as in my, summer, or him.
something having the shape of an M.
a written or printed representation of the letter M or m.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter M or m.
Printing.
em.
Definition for ms (4 of 10)
Definition for ms (5 of 10)
Ms.
[ miz ]
/ mɪz /
plural Mses. [miz-uh z] /ˈmɪz əz/.
a title of respect prefixed to a woman's name or position: unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not depend upon or indicate her marital status.
a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc., especially in an idealized or excessive way: Ms. Cooperation.
usage note for Ms.
Ms. came into use in the 1950s as a title before a woman's surname when her marital status was unknown or irrelevant. In the early 1970s, the use of
Ms. was adopted and encouraged by the women's movement, the reasoning being that since a man's marital status is not revealed by the title
Mr., there is no reason that a woman's status should be revealed by her title. Since then
Ms. has gained increasing currency, especially in business and professional use. Some women prefer the traditional
Miss (still fully standard for a woman whose marital status is unknown and for an unmarried woman) or, when appropriate,
Mrs.
Newspaper editors sometimes reject Ms. except in quoted matter. Others use whichever of the three titles a woman prefers if her preference is known. Increasingly, newspapers avoid the use of all three titles by referring to women by their full names in first references ( Sarah Brady; Margaret Bourke-White ) and by surname only, as with men, in subsequent references: Brady, Bourke-White. Since all three titles— Ms., Miss, and Mrs. —remain in use, the preference of the woman being named or addressed or the practice of the organization or publication in which the name is to appear is often followed.
Newspaper editors sometimes reject Ms. except in quoted matter. Others use whichever of the three titles a woman prefers if her preference is known. Increasingly, newspapers avoid the use of all three titles by referring to women by their full names in first references ( Sarah Brady; Margaret Bourke-White ) and by surname only, as with men, in subsequent references: Brady, Bourke-White. Since all three titles— Ms., Miss, and Mrs. —remain in use, the preference of the woman being named or addressed or the practice of the organization or publication in which the name is to appear is often followed.
pronunciation note for Ms.
Ms. is pronounced (miz), a pronunciation that is identical with one standard South Midland and Southern U.S. pronunciation of
Mrs.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Ms.
Mrs. Ms.Definition for ms (6 of 10)
Definition for ms (7 of 10)
m.s.
modification of the stem of.
Commerce.
months after sight.
Definition for ms (8 of 10)
m/s
meter per second; meters per second.
Definition for ms (9 of 10)
Definition for ms (10 of 10)
Example sentences from the Web for ms
British Dictionary definitions for ms (1 of 4)
ms
the internet domain name for
Montserrat
British Dictionary definitions for ms (2 of 4)
Ms
/ (mɪz, məs) /
noun
British Dictionary definitions for ms (3 of 4)
MS
abbreviation for
Master of Surgery
(on gravestones) memoriae sacrum
Mississippi
motor ship
multiple sclerosis
Mauritius (international car registration)
Word Origin for MS
(sense 2) Latin: sacred to the memory of
British Dictionary definitions for ms (4 of 4)
MS.
ms.
abbreviation for plural MSS. mss.
manuscript
Medical definitions for ms (1 of 2)
ms
abbr.
millisecond
Medical definitions for ms (2 of 2)
MS
abbr.
multiple sclerosis
mitral stenosis
Scientific definitions for ms
m
Abbreviation of mass, meter
Cultural definitions for ms
Ms.
A title used before a woman's name, pronounced “Miz” and corresponding to Mr. before a man's.
notes for Ms.
Feminists have urged the use of
Ms. because, unlike
Miss or
Mrs., it does not identify a woman by her marital status. (
See
feminism.)