Ma
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Ma /mɑː/, ma noun [countable] informal 1 MOTHERmother 妈，妈妈 What’s for dinner, Ma? 晚餐吃什么，妈妈？2 WOMAN old-fashioned used to mean ‘Mrs’ in some country areas of the US 夫人，太太〔用于美国一些乡村地区〕 old Ma Harris 老哈里斯夫人
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Ma• But of course there were Avon and Ma and Pa and Aggie.• Hey Ma, can I go out with Billy?• I spoke to Ma, who seemed calm.• Here comes the light of the world ... Ma?• I telephoned your Ma yesterday, to hear that things were a bit depressing at the school and in the country generally.• Don't touch dumb hallucinogens like A. Listen to your Ma and Pa, and forget the headster time ever happened.MA British English, M.A. American English /ˌem ˈeɪ/ noun [countable] SEC (Master of Arts) a university degree in a subject such as history, languages, or English literature that you can get after your first degree 文学硕士；文学硕士学位MA in He did an MA in graphic design at Manchester. 他在曼彻斯特攻读平面设计专业的文学硕士学位。 Vanessa Clark, MA 瓦妮莎•克拉克，文学硕士Examples from the Corpus
MA• The research findings will be published and used in developing an MA course for teachers of religious education.• They had found for Cottle a scholarship to enable him to pursue an MA.• My daughter taught during the day and studied in spare time for her MA.• He incorporated MA of Cambridge in 1670.• He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford, in 1631, proceeding MA in 1638.Origin Ma (1800-1900) mamamother Corpus
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British English, M.A. American English /ˌem ˈeɪ/ noun [countable]
(Master of Arts) a university degree in a subject such as history, languages, or English literature that you can get after your first degree
MA in
He did an MA in graphic design at Manchester.
Vanessa Clark, MA
Mas‧sa‧chu‧setts /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts, ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/ written abbreviation, MA, or Mass
a state in the northeast of the US which has Boston as its capital city, and was the place where the Pilgrim Fathers first landed in America. It was one of the 13 original states of the US, and is known for its universities, especially Harvard and MIT, and for its coast which is popular with tourists in the summer.
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British English, M.A. American English /ˌem ˈeɪ/ noun [countable](Master of Arts) a university degree in a subject such as history, languages, or English literature that you can get after your first degree
MA in
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written abbreviation, MA, or Massa state in the northeast of the US which has Boston as its capital city, and was the place where the Pilgrim Fathers first landed in America. It was one of the 13 original states of the US, and is known for its universities, especially Harvard and MIT, and for its coast which is popular with tourists in the summer.
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Ma /mɑː/, ma noun [countable] informal
What’s for dinner, Ma?
2. old-fashioned used to mean ‘Mrs’ in some country areas of the US:
old Ma Harris
Ma /mɑː/, ma noun [countable] informal
Date: 1800-1900
Origin: mama
1. mother:Origin: mama
2. old-fashioned used to mean ‘Mrs’ in some country areas of the US:
Ma
Ma /mɑː/, ma noun [countable] informal
What’s for dinner, Ma?
2. old-fashioned used to mean ‘Mrs’ in some country areas of the US:
old Ma Harris
Ma, Yo-Yo
(1955–) a famous cello player who is based in the US. His parents are Chinese and he was born in Paris but they moved to the US when he was still a child.
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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: mama
1. mother:Origin: mama
2. old-fashioned used to mean ‘Mrs’ in some country areas of the US:
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(1955–) a famous cello player who is based in the US. His parents are Chinese and he was born in Paris but they moved to the US when he was still a child.