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Mrs

/ˈmɪsɪz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Initialism of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
  2. Ellipsis of MRS degree
  3. Initialism of magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
  4. 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.
  5. Initialism of marginal rate of substitution.
  6. Initialism of metabolic risk score.
  7. Initialism of Materials Research Society.
  8. Initialism of mandibular repositioning splint.

Etymology / origin

From mistress.

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