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mrs | mss |

As an initialism mrs

is materials research society.

As a noun mss is

.

mrs

English

Abbreviation

(Mmes)
  • (UK) A title used before an adult female's name or surname. Traditionally reserved for married individuals and used with the married surname.
  • * 1775 , (Richard Brinsley Sheridan), ''(The Rivals):
    • Mrs Malaprop said, “He’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.”
  • *, chapter=12
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}

    Related terms

    * (title for adult female) * (title for a married adult female)

    Derived terms

    * missus * misses

    See also

    * Ms * Miss * Dr * Mr

    Anagrams

    * English suppletive nouns

    mss

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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