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Definition of Mrs abbreviation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Mrs

abbreviation
 
/ˈmɪsɪz/
 
/ˈmɪsɪz/
(British English)
(also Mrs. North American English, British English)
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  1. a title that comes before a married woman’s family name or before her first and family names together
    • Mrs Hill
    • Mrs Susan Hill
    • Mr and Mrs Hill
    compare Miss, Ms
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: abbreviation of mistress; compare with missus.
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