EO

¹

1. executive order.

eo-

²

1. a combining form meaning “early,” “primeval,” used in the formation of compound words:

   Eocene; eohippus.

e.o.

³

abbreviation for

1. ex officio.

e.o.

¹

abbreviation for

1. ex officio

eo-

²

combining_form

1. early or primeval

   Eocene

   eohippus

Word History and Origins

Origin of EO¹

< Greek, combining form of ēṓs ( Attic héōs ) dawn; akin to east, Aurora

Word History and Origins

Origin of EO¹

from Greek, from ēōs dawn

Example Sentences

Then Salem-based EO Media, a fourth-generation publisher of a dozen titles, disclosed that it’s closing five papers, laying off 28 of 185 employees and putting the company up for sale.

From Seattle Times

Another 19 EO employees will see hours cut in July, when the five papers close and EO reduces the number of days it prints papers in Bend, Medford and Pendleton.

From Seattle Times

Still, EO’s announcement is jolting because the group was an exemplar, run carefully by the journalism-minded Forrester family for decades, and a leader in efforts to save remaining local newspapers.

From Seattle Times

Unless a local buyer is found for EO, the sales will leave Oregon with only about a dozen locally owned papers, mostly small weeklies.

From Seattle Times

Kathryn Brown, EO co-owner and vice president, said the family is “feeling very vulnerable to another economic downturn and not certain that we could weather that.”

From Seattle Times