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

"For Beethoven, we used his recently sequenced DNA to calculate a polygenic score as an indicator for his genetic predisposition for beat synchronization," said Tara Henechowicz, B.Mus.Hons, M.A., a current PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, recent visiting graduate student with the Vanderbilt Human Genetics Program, and the paper's second author.

From Science Daily

Thompson will be joined on the 27-player roster by Angel City FC teammate M.A.

From Los Angeles Times

After a slow start, Angel City came alive late in the first half, getting goals from M.A.

From Los Angeles Times

In retrospect, Lockert wishes that she hadn’t wasted so much money on her M.A.

From Scientific American

She has an M.A. in cinema studies from New York University, and her work has been anthologized in several books.

From New York Times

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