Complete Definition of "Mr"

see|MR

English

rank|social|shown|escape|925|Mr|shot|warm|sufficient

Etymology
Abbreviation of Mister

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-Mr.ogg|Audio (US)

abbreviation
Mr. or Mr (British)

  1. An abbreviation of mister, a title used before the surname in theory, though not generally in practice, above some undefined social level, too old to be addressed as �Master�, not a knight or of some higher rank, and, in Britain though not in the United States, not entitled to be addressed as �Dr.�.

#:Mr. John Doe
#:Mr. Doe
#:''Mssrs. (plural)

  1. i|month March

Translations

Danish: Hr
Dutch: Dhr
Finnish: Hra
French: M#Abbreviation|M
German: Hr
Hebrew: ׳��
Hungarian: �r
mid
Italian: Sig
Japanese �� (san), � (��, sama)
Polish: P
Portuguese: Sr, D
Scottish Gaelic: Mgr
Spanish: Sr
Swedish: Hr

See also
Dr
Jr
Mrs
Ms
Sr

Category:Titles

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Revision and Credits for"Mr"
  • 2007-12-23 05:07 - EncycloPetey - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/202.182.139.70|202.182.139.70]] ([[User_talk:202.182.139.70|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Hippietrail|Hippietrail]]

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