English Explanatory Dictionary

Mrs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪsɪz/ /-səz/ En-uk-Mrs.ogg /-sɪs/ En-us-Mrs.ogg mĭs /ˈmɪs/ /ˈmɪz/

Word forms

Mrs Mmes Mesdames Mrses Mris. Mrs.

Etymology

From mistress.

Related words

Ms Ms. Miss

Derived words

missus misses Mrs. degree Mrs. Grundy Mrs Miggins
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