Ms.
- noun
- /mɪz/
- Formal
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Sra.
- Ms. Johnson is the teacher who helps us with math every day.
So I introduced Duncan to Ms.
- So I introduced Duncan to Ms.
Examples
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When introducing a woman in a formal setting, it's polite to say Ms. Smith.
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I addressed the letter to Ms. Chen to make sure it reached her directly.
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So maybe he speculated this is the sign for M or Ms.
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When I was a small boy down in Yazoo City, Ms., I never shall forget, there was an abandoned section of the railroad track.
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When I was a small boy down in Yazoo City, Ms., I never shall forget, there was an abandoned section of the railroad track.
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And then they compared the decision model they got to SV, Ms., Random Forest, logistic regression, CART and an inductive logic programming approach.
Synonyms
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A polite way to address a woman in a position of authority
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A polite title people use for a woman in French, like Mrs
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A polite title for a woman used in South Asia to show respect
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A title used before a woman's name whether she is married or not
A gender-neutral title used before a person's name instead of Mr or Ms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ms. comes from the older English word Mistress, which once meant a woman in charge and was later shortened into a simple title like Mr. instead of Miss or Mrs.. So Ms. is used today as a polite, neutral way to address a woman, whether she is married or not.