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Mrs has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a form of address for a married woman

"Mrs. Henderson greeted her guests at the door when they arrived early on Saturday morning."

2

Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress (“used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames”)

"The study used MRS to analyze the chemical composition of the brain tissue without using ionizing radiation."

3

Initialism of magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

In plain English: Mrs is an old-fashioned way of saying Mrs, which you use as part of someone's name to show they are married women.

"She introduced herself to her neighbors with confidence, stating clearly that she was Mrs. Gable now."

Proper Noun
1

Initialism of Materials Research Society.

"The paper was published in Mrs, where researchers shared their latest findings on nanomaterials."

Example Sentences
"She introduced herself to her neighbors with confidence, stating clearly that she was Mrs. Gable now." noun
"Mrs. Green greeted her neighbors with a warm smile this morning." noun
"The new teacher introduced herself to the class as Mrs. Johnson." noun
"Everyone in the village knew that Mrs. Smith baked the best cookies on Sundays." noun
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