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mo

1

[ moh ]

noun

, Informal.


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.

-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

the chemical symbol for

  1. molybdenum
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mo

2

the internet domain name for

  1. Macau
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m.o.

3

abbreviation for

  1. mail order
  2. money order
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mo

4

/ məʊ /

noun

  1. short for moment
  2. short for moustache
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Mo.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Missouri
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MO

6

abbreviation for

  1. Missouri
  2. Medical Officer
  3. modus operandi
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-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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mo1

By shortening

Origin of mo2

Combining form extracted from duodecimo
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mo1

abstracted from duodecimo
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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