- a degree, usually postgraduate and in a nonscientific subject, or the holder of this degreeAbbreviation: MA
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Mas′ter of Arts′,
- Educationa master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the humanities or social sciences.
- Educationa person who has been awarded this degree. Abbr.: M.A., A.M.
- 1490–1500
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