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MS

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MS
abbr.
1. Latin Magister Scientiae (Master of Science)
2. Mississippi
3. multiple sclerosis

ms
abbr.
1. or ms. manuscript
2. millisecond

ms
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
the Internet domain name for Montserrat

Ms [mɪz məs]
n
a title substituted for Mrs or Miss before a woman's name to avoid making a distinction between married and unmarried women.

MS
abbreviation for
1. (Medicine / Surgery) Master of Surgery
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (on gravestones) memoriae sacrum
[Latin: sacred to the memory of]
3. (Placename) Mississippi
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) motor ship
5. (Medicine / Pathology) multiple sclerosis
6. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)
international car registration for Mauritius
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.MS - a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
degenerative disorder - condition leading to progressive loss of function
demyelination - loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
induration, sclerosis - any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder - any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
2.MSMS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
siege of Vicksburg, Vicksburg - a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
Gulf States - a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
South - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
Deep South - the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery
Biloxi - an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
Columbus - a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
Greenville - a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River to the north of Vicksburg
Hattiesburg - a town in southeast Mississippi
capital of Mississippi, Jackson - capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River
Meridian - a town in eastern Mississippi
Natchez - a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
Tupelo - a town in northeast Mississippi
Vicksburg - a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
Pearl River - a river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico
Tombigbee, Tombigbee River - a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River
Yazoo, Yazoo River - a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
3.MS - a master's degree in science
master's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree
4.MSms - the form of a literary work submitted for publication
piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
5.MSMs - a form of address for a woman        
form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
Translations
Ms [mɪz, məz] N ABBR =Miss or Mrs prefijo de nombre de mujer que evita expresar su estado civil
Ms Sinclair is not at homela señora Sinclair no está en casa
Ms
La fórmula de tratamiento Ms es el equivalente femenino de Mr y se utiliza frecuentemente en la actualidad para evitar la distinción que los términos tradicionales establecían entre mujer casada (Mrs) y soltera (Miss). Las formas Ms y Miss nunca llevan punto, pero Mr y Mrs a veces sí.

MS [ˌɛmˈɛs]
n abbr
(=manuscript) → ms
(=multiple sclerosis) → SEP f
She's got MS → Elle a la sclérose en plaques.
(US) (=Master of Science) titre universitaire
abbr
(US) (=Mississippi)

Ms Ms. [ˈmɪz] n (= Miss or Mrs) Ms X → Madame X, Mme X
Ms Smith

Ms
nFrau f (auch für Unverheiratete)

ms abbr of manuscriptMs, Mskr.

MS [ˌɛmˈɛs]
1. n abbr
a. (Am) =Master of ScienceMaster m inv in Scienze naturali
2. abbr (Am) (Post) =Mississippi

MS [ˌɛmˈɛs]
1. n abbr
a. (Am) =Master of ScienceMaster m inv in Scienze naturali
2. abbr (Am) (Post) =Mississippi

Ms
n Ms [miz]
a polite title given, especially in writing, to a woman, whether married or unmarried Ms Johnson. Mej لَقَب للسَّيِّدَه أو الآنِسَه госпожица paní fru; frøken Fr. κυρία sra., señora preili, neiu, proua بانو rouva, neiti Mme גְבֶרֶת पांडुलिपि का संक्षिप्त अंग्रेजी रूप gospođa (családi állapotot nem feltűntető női megszólítás) Nyonya frú, ungfrú signorina/signora ~さん (여성이 미혼인지 기혼인지 모를 때 성·성명에 붙여) …씨, …님 ponia kundze Cik mw fr pani/panna senhora dona domnişoară миз, госпожа pani, slečna gospa gospođa ili gospođica gemensam titel för gift eller ogift kvinna คำเรียกผู้หญิง (ใช้ได้ทั้งหญิงแต่งงานแล้วและยังไม่ได้แต่ง) bayan 女士 міс عورتوں کا عام لقب، بیاہی ہوں یا بن بیاہی danh hiệu cho phụ nữ chưa chồng

MS مرض تصلب الأنسجة المتعددة, مللي ثانية paní nebo slečna, RS frk., MS Frau, MS Κα, σκλήρυνση κατά πλάκας esclerosis múltiple, Sra. MS-tauti Melle, sclérose en plaques MS, titula za žensku osobu koja ne određuje bračni status sclerosi multipla, signora 多発性硬化症, 未婚・既婚にかかわらず、女性に対する敬称 ...씨(여성), 다발성 경화증 Mej, MS frk, MS panna, stwardnienie rozsiane MS, Sra. госпожа, рассеянный склероз fr, MS ตัวย่อของแม่น้ำมิสซิสซิปปี้ในอเมริกา, ตัวย่อรวมของคำที่ใช้เรียกหญิงที่แต่งงานและไม่ได้แต่งงาน Bayan, MS Bà, bệnh đa xơ cứng 多发性硬化症, 女士


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