GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Ma (mä), n. [Cf. Mamma.]
   1. A child's word for mother.
   
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   2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
   
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   ‖Ma, conj. [It.] (Mus.) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, ““Vivace, ma non troppo presto” (i. e., lively, but not too quick)”.  Moore (Encyc. of Music).
   
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