MS

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Translingual

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Etymology 1

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Symbol

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MS

  1. (metrology) Symbol for megasiemens, an SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 106 siemens.

Etymology 2

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Symbol

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MS

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Montserrat.
    Synonym: MSR (alpha-3)

English

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Noun

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MS (countable and uncountable, plural MSes)

  1. (plural MSS) Abbreviation of manuscript.
  2. (numismatics) Initialism of mint state, a grading term.
  3. (nautical) M/S: Initialism of motor ship.
  4. (pharmacology) Initialism of morphine sulfate.
  5. (cardiology) Initialism of mitral stenosis.
  6. (neurology, uncountable) Initialism of multiple sclerosis.
  7. (academics) Initialism of Master of Science.
  8. Initialism of middle school.
  9. (philately) Initialism of mini-sheet.
  10. (criminology) Initialism of murder-suicide.
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  • (mitral stenosis): MVS

Proper noun

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MS

  1. Initialism of Mato Grosso do Sul, a state of Brazil.
  2. Initialism of Microsoft: an American multinational technology company founded in 1975.
  3. Abbreviation of Mississippi, a state of the United States of America.

Derived terms

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Microsoft
  • M$ (implying greed and capitalism)
  • MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network)
  • MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System)
  • MSI (Microsoft Installer)
  • MSIE (Microsoft Internet Explorer)
  • MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language)
  • MSN (Microsoft Network)
  • MSNBC (Microsoft National Broadcasting Company)
  • MSRPC (Microsoft Remote Procedure Call)
  • MSU (Microsoft Update)

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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MS

  1. Abbreviation of Mato Grosso do Sul. (Brazilian state)

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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MS

  1. Abbreviation of Mureș, a county in Romania.

Slovak

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Alternative forms

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  • Ms (world championship)

Noun

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MS n pl

  1. Initialism of majstrovstvá sveta (world championships).

See also

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