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ma

[mah] / mɑ /
NOUN
Master of Arts
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NOUN
mental age
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"Good afternoon ma, I have not seen the hospital items"

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025

Half a century later in L.A., the 1950s geometric abstractions of John McLaughlin are especially notable, exploiting the Japanese principle of spatial intervals known as ma.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

His traveling show, “Ma: Space/Time in Japan,” which came to the Cooper Hewitt in New York in 1979, introduced the Japanese concept of ma.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022

“Think Marination ma kai with a 98118 twist …” they say on Facebook.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

“No,” I laughed, “I don’t believe that, though my ma does.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“She the home girl thas what I meant , have mas love for her” Echeverria wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

"The loss of this lovely family will leave a massive void in the local community. Partiram, mas numca serao esquecidos."

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025

I’m trying to ask writers: What does living mas mean?

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023

She’s still la mas chingona — the ultimate badass — emcee Enrique Cerna said as he welcomed her to the stage in October.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023

And even though Maria's mother knew Diana's mother in Puerto Rico, Maria promises that doesn't make Diana mas mejor amiga—a better friend.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson


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