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Webster 1913 Edition
Ma
1.
A child’s word for
mother
. 2.
[Hind.]
In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.
Balfour (Cyc. of India).
‖Ma
,c
onj.
[It.]
(Mus.)
But; – used in cautionary phrases;
as, “Vivace,
. ma
non troppo presto” (i. e., lively, but not too quick)Moore (Encyc. of Music).