Mr
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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
Mr
- (chemistry) The relative molecular mass of a molecule.
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Mr. (US)
Etymology[edit]
Abbreviation of Mister.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: mĭsʹ-tər, IPA: /ˈmɪstər/, X-SAMPA: /"mIst@r/
- (UK) IPA: [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)], X-SAMPA: ["mIst@(r\)]
- (US) IPA: [ˈmɪstɚ], X-SAMPA: ["mIst@`]
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Audio (US) (file) -
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪstə(r)
- Homophones: Mister, mister
Abbreviation[edit]
Mr (UK) or Mr. (US), plural Messrs (UK) or Messrs. (US)
- An abbreviation of mister, a title used before the surname in theory, though not generally in practice, above some undefined social level, too old to be addressed as “Master”, not a knight or of some higher rank, and, in Britain though not in the United States, not entitled to be addressed as “Dr”.
- Mr John Doe
- Mr Doe
- (month) March
Translations[edit]
abbreviation of Mister
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Statistics[edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: social · shown · escape · #925: Mr · shot · warm · sufficient
