ms

ms

1. (metrology) Symbol for millisecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds.
2. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Malay.

• ms.

ms (plural mss)

1. Abbreviation of manuscript.

From m +‎ -s.

• m's

• IPA^(key): /ɛmz/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmz

ms

1. plural of m

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

• sm., S/M, sm, S&M, Sm, S & M, SM

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: mes

 m

1. offspring, child

• msw-nswt

• Demotic: ms
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥ (mas)

 m

1. calf

• Demotic: ms
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥⲉ (mase)

 enclitic

1. surely; can connote particular persuasiveness, astonishment, reproach, or objection

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ms  

ms	msw

• jwms

1. perfective of msj (“to give birth to”)

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 48, 60, 93, 125, 184, 198.

• IPA^(key): /mɨˈsɨ/

ms

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mersi (“thanks”).