What does ms mean?

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mɪz; ˈmɪz əzms

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosisnoun

    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

  2. Mississippi, Magnolia State, MSnoun

    a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War

  3. Master of Science, MS, SM, MScnoun

    a master's degree in science

  4. manuscript, msnoun

    the form of a literary work submitted for publication

  5. Ms, Ms.noun

    a form of address for a woman

Wiktionary

  1. Msnoun

    A title used before an adult female's name or surname instead of Miss or Mrs.

  2. msabbreviation

    Metres per second.

  3. Etymology: Pre-19th century contraction of "Mistress" (http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/columns/missmanners/index.html); widely adopted by feminists from the 1970s onwards as a non-sexist title that does not reveal or assume the marital status of the woman to which it is applied, by analogy with Mr, which functions in this way.

ChatGPT

  1. ms

    MS is an acronym that can represent multiple terms, depending on the context. It often stands for: 1) Master of Science: an advanced-level degree awarded by universities around the world for completion of a course-based or research-focused graduate program in a scientific or technical field. 2) Multiple Sclerosis: a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system, particularly the brain and spinal cord, leading to symptoms like fatigue, difficulty in motor control, and problems with sensation or cognition. 3) Microsoft: a multinational technology company known for products like Windows, Office Suite, and the Xbox gaming console. 4) Ms.: a common honorific used as a female equivalent to Mr., typically used irrespective of marital status. 5) In terms of time, "ms" refers to Milliseconds: a thousandth of a second. The meaning of "MS" varies greatly on the context in which it's used.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. MS

    Common net abbreviation for Microsoft, everybody's least favorite monopoly.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ms' in Nouns Frequency: #1995

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ms in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ms in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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