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===Mt/Mm (Mistrum)===
===Mt/Mm (Mistrum)===


'''How to use:''' Mt. Smith / Mm. Smith / Mt. Whitney
'''How to use:''' Mt. Smith / Mm. Smith


'''Pronunciation:''' Pronounced ''misstruhm'' (IPA: mɪstɹʌm)
'''Pronunciation:''' Pronounced ''misstruhm'' (IPA: mɪstɹʌm)


'''History and Meaning:''' From Latin's ''magister'', whence ''mister'' and ''mistress'', with the neuter ending -trum related to the suffix -ter, the masculine -tor, and the feminine -trix.<ref> Oftentimes used to describe mountains, Mt. signifies the greatest peaks. '[https://www.reddit.com/r/whatstheword/comments/jhodsn/comment/ga18pey/ "WTW for a gender-neutral sir/ma'am"]', comment on Reddit post, 25 October 2020. [https://archive.ph/aPHMz Archive], captured 24 August 2022.</ref>
'''History and Meaning:''' From Latin's ''magister'', whence ''mister'' and ''mistress'', with the neuter ending -trum related to the suffix -ter, the masculine -tor, and the feminine -trix.<ref>'[https://www.reddit.com/r/whatstheword/comments/jhodsn/comment/ga18pey/ "WTW for a gender-neutral sir/ma'am"]', comment on Reddit post, 25 October 2020. [https://archive.ph/aPHMz Archive], captured 24 August 2022.</ref>


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