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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Ma \Ma\ (m[aum]), 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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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Ma \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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