Ms
abbreviation/mɪz/, /məz/
/mɪz/, /məz/
(British English) (also Ms. North American English, British English)
- a title that comes before a woman’s family name or before her first and family names together, and that can be used when you do not want to state whether she is married or not
- Ms Murphy
- Ms Jean Murphy
Word Origin1950s: combination of Mrs and Miss (see miss).Definitions on the go
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