Mla

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of member of the legislative assembly. British, Canada, India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Wanglin Lowangdong, incumbent MLA of Borduria Bogapani trails in the constituency."

  2. 2
    Initialism of master of liberal arts. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of master of landscape architecture. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Modern Language Association. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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"Format is the standard way an essay is structured, such as Modern Language Association (MLA); American Psychological Association (APA) style, used mostly for scientific papers; and Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)."

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