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

ms millisecond(s)
Ms [mizz]
Noun
a title used before the name of a woman to avoid indicating whether she is married or not

MS
1. Mississippi
2. multiple sclerosis
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 n abbr (= manuscript) → MS = multiple sclerosis;
(US) (= Master of Science) → título universitario
abbr (US) (= Mississippi)

Ms, Ms. [mɪz] n (= Miss or Mrs) → abreviatura con la que se evita hacer expreso el estado civil de una mujer
MS n abbr (= manuscript) → ms (= multiple sclerosis) → SEP f;
(US) (= Master of Science) → titre universitaire
abbr (US) (= Mississippi)
MsMs est un titre utilisé à la place de "Mrs" (Mme) ou de "Miss" (Mlle) pour éviter la distinction traditionnelle entre femmes mariées et femmes non mariées.

MS n abbr (= manuscript) → ms (= multiple sclerosis) → SEP f;
(US) (= Master of Science) → titre universitaire
abbr (US) (= Mississippi)
MsMs est un titre utilisé à la place de "Mrs" (Mme) ou de "Miss" (Mlle) pour éviter la distinction traditionnelle entre femmes mariées et femmes non mariées.
MS n abbr (= multiple sclerosis) → MS f;
(US) (= Master of Science) → akademischer Grad in Naturwissenschaften
abbr (US) (Post) (= Mississippi)

Ms (US) Ms. [mɪz] n (= Miss or Mrs);
Ms Smith → Frau Smith
MS n abbr (US) (= Master of Science) → titolo di studio (= manuscript) → ms;
abbr (US) (= Mississippi)

Ms, Ms. [mɪz] n (= Miss or Mrs): Ms X → Signora X, Sig.ra X.

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 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


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