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

Former state employee to accept $350,000 to settle lawsuit accusing Treasurer Fiona Ma, who is now running for lieutenant governor, of sexual harassment.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2010, Jianxin Ma, a professor of agronomy, and his collaborators built the first reference genome for soybeans on the widely studied Williams 82 variety.

From Science Daily

Through the last decade, Ma, who is the Indiana Soybean Alliance Inc. Endowed Chair in Soybean Improvement, has been recognized internationally for his contribution to the soybean genome as well as for his continued research and innovation in the field.

From Science Daily

"The reference genome was like a dictionary when we announced it," Ma said.

From Science Daily

But Ma and his colleagues no longer think this is the case.

From Science Daily

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