mo

¹

[ moh ]

noun

, Informal.

1. moment ( def 1 ).

Mo

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. molybdenum.

MO

³

abbreviation for

1. method of operation.
2. Missouri (approved especially for use with zip code).
3. mode of operation.
4. modus operandi ( def 2 ).

-mo

⁴

1. a suffix occurring in a series of compounds that describe book sizes according to the number of leaves formed by the folding of a single sheet of paper:

   sixteenmo.

mo.

⁵

abbreviation for

, plural mos.

1. plural mos month.
2. months.

Mo.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Missouri.
2. Monday.

m.o.

⁷

abbreviation for

1. mail order.
2. modus operandi.
3. money order.

M.O.

⁸

abbreviation for

1. mail order.
2. manually operated.
3. Medical Officer.
4. method of operation.
5. mode of operation.
6. modus operandi.
7. money order.

mo

¹

/ məʊ /

noun

1. See moment
   short for moment
2. See moustache
   short for moustache

MO

²

abbreviation for

1. Missouri
2. Medical Officer
3. modus operandi

m.o.

³

abbreviation for

1. mail order
2. money order

Mo.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Missouri

Mo

⁵

the chemical symbol for

1. molybdenum

mo

⁶

the internet domain name for

1. Macau

-mo

⁷

suffix forming nouns

1. (in bookbinding) indicating book size by specifying the number of leaves formed by folding one sheet of paper

   12mo, twelvemo, or duodecimo

   16mo or sixteenmo

Word History and Origins

Origin of mo¹

By shortening

Origin of mo²

Combining form extracted from duodecimo

Word History and Origins

Origin of mo¹

abstracted from duodecimo

Example Sentences

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), a leading voice on police demilitarization, was supportive of the White House announcement.

From The Daily Beast

Tensions are rising in Saint Louis, Mo., as race relations heat up.

From The Daily Beast

I work at a law firm in Clayton, Mo., where they are holding the grand jury for the case.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Show was on hiatus when the tensions in Ferguson, MO escalated.

From The Daily Beast

Ferguson, Mo., had returned to a state of wary unease but early morning looting is likely to inflame things.

From The Daily Beast

He tole me I was to have all the money Miss Dory had been layin' up, an' he would send me mo' for the stun.

From Project Gutenberg

I'se done sung all day for his mussy in lettin' me heer from lil Miss Dory onc't mo' an' 'noin' she ain't ded as I feared she was.

From Project Gutenberg

I went into de woods en jedged I wouldn' fool wid raffs no mo', long as dey move de lantern roun' so.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, he sot up a bank, en say anybody dat put in a dollar would git fo' dollars mo' at de en' er de year.

From Project Gutenberg

Den I gin 'm ten cents apiece, en dey 'uz mighty well satisfied, en wisht some mo' raf's 'ud come along en make 'm rich agin.

From Project Gutenberg

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