"ms" meaning in English

See ms in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mss [plural], ms. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} ms (plural mss)
  1. Abbreviation of manuscript. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: manuscript
    Sense id: en-ms-en-noun-~ATOXTEc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɛmz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ms.wav Forms: m's [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛmz Etymology: From m + -s. Etymology templates: {{af|en|m|-s}} m + -s Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ms
  1. plural of m Tags: form-of, plural Form of: m
    Sense id: en-ms-en-noun-u9NGIp6Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mss",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ms.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "ms (plural mss)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "manuscript"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -s",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English words spelled without vowels",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of manuscript."
      ],
      "id": "en-ms-en-noun-~ATOXTEc",
      "links": [
        [
          "manuscript",
          "manuscript#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ms"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "m + -s",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m + -s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "m's",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "ms",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "m"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of m"
      ],
      "id": "en-ms-en-noun-u9NGIp6Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "m",
          "m#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛmz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ms.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-ms.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-ms.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛmz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ms"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English noun forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms suffixed with -s",
    "English words spelled without vowels",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛmz",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛmz/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "form": "mss",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ms.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "ms (plural mss)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "manuscript"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of manuscript."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "manuscript",
          "manuscript#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ms"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English noun forms",
    "English terms suffixed with -s",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛmz",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛmz/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "m + -s",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m + -s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "m's",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "ms",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "m"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of m"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "m",
          "m#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛmz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ms.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-ms.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-ms.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-ms.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-ms.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛmz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ms"
}

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