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 5 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ma noun 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}] 2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of Arts}, {Artium Magister}, {AM}] 3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: {milliampere}] 4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {Old Colony}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Ma \Ma\ (m[aum]), noun [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). From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: 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). From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 18 Moby Thesaurus words for "ma": dam, foster mother, genetrix, mam, mama, mammy, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother, mummy, old lady, old woman, stepmother, the old woman From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: ma The {country code} for Morocco. (1999-01-27) | |||
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