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

the chemical symbol for

1. molybdenum

mo

²

the internet domain name for

1. Macau

m.o.

³

abbreviation for

1. mail order
2. money order

mo

⁴

/ məʊ /

noun

1. short for moment
2. short for moustache

Mo.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Missouri

MO

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Missouri
2. Medical Officer
3. modus operandi

-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

It could be that Snoop and Stewart both just exhausted their typical MO’s: 14 turkeys is a lot of birds, and Snoop has been shrouded by a thick cloud of smoke since the ’90s.

From Los Angeles Times

Because doing the most with what’s at hand has always been Soto’s MO: He continuously challenges himself to do more with less.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, her MO is a little closer to Buster Keaton’s.

From Los Angeles Times

Anyone who covered Trump for four years in the White House knew five minutes after getting there that was Trump's MO.

From Salon

“The fact of the matter is, Mr. Spacey Fowler, that this is your MO,” Agnew said.

From Seattle Times

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