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Mrs

//ˈmɪsɪz// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Materials Research Society. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames. abbreviation, alt-of

    "Mrs Mal[aprop]. O, there's nothing to be hoped for from her! ſhe's as headſtrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile."

  2. 2
    Initialism of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    plural of MR form-of, plural
  4. 4
    a form of address for a married woman wordnet
  5. 5
    Initialism of mandibular repositioning splint. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of marginal rate of substitution. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of metabolic risk score. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Ellipsis of MRS degree abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, slang, uncountable

Etymology

From mistress.

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