Mā1, n.
Mother; an abbreviation of mamma, a child's title for mother.
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Mā2, adv.
adv. [It., Sp., & Pg. mas, Fr. mais, from Lat. magis, more.] (Mus.) But;—used in cautionary phrases; as, “Vivace, ma non troppo presto”—Lively, but not too quick. Moore.