M.A.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Master of Arts.

M.A.

²

abbreviation for

1. Psychology. mental age.
2. Military Academy.

ma

³

[ mah ]

noun

, Informal.

1. mother ¹.

Ma

⁴

[ mah ]

noun

1. Yo-Yo [yoh, -yoh], born 1955, U.S. cellist, born in Paris of Chinese descent.

MA

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Massachusetts (approved especially for use with zip code).
2. Psychology. mental age.

mA

⁶

1. milliampere; milliamperes.

Ma

¹

/ mɑː /

noun

1. MaYo-Yo1955MUSFrenchMUSIC: cellist Yo-Yo (ˈjəʊjəʊ). born 1955, US cellist, born in France to Chinese parents

ma

²

the internet domain name for

1. Morocco

ma

³

/ mɑː /

noun

1. an informal word for mother 1

MA

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Massachusetts
2. Master of Arts
3. psychol mental age
4. Military Academy
5. Morocco (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of M.A.¹

From Latin Magister Artium

Origin of M.A.²

Shortened variant of mama

Word History and Origins

Origin of M.A.¹

from French Maroc

Example Sentences

You now have a host of restaurants throughout the world, which started all the way back in 1989 with Olives in Charlestown, MA.

From Salon

Born in Eritrea in 1945, Mr Berhane earned an MA degree in economics from a US university before joining the struggle for independence from Ethiopia.

From BBC

Dr Campion, who runs an MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, believes Mercury retrograde found popularity due to its simplicity – but says this can undermine how professional astrology is perceived.

From BBC

Back at the protest rally, I noticed many of the police officers there were from Columbus, Ohio, where I lived for a year while getting an MA in journalism at Ohio State University.

From Salon

In Germany, working as an MA requires a three-year vocational training.

From Science Daily

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