mo
[ moh ]
/ moʊ /
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noun Informal.
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Origin of mo
By shortening
Definition for mo (2 of 8)
Mo
Symbol, Chemistry.
molybdenum.
Definition for mo (3 of 8)
MO
abbreviation
Definition for mo (4 of 8)
-mo
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.
Origin of -mo
Combining form extracted from duodecimo
Definition for mo (5 of 8)
mo.
abbreviation
plural mos. month.
months.
Definition for mo (6 of 8)
m.o.
abbreviation
mail order.
modus operandi.
money order.
Definition for mo (7 of 8)
Mo.
abbreviation
Missouri.
Monday.
Definition for mo (8 of 8)
M.O.
abbreviation
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British Dictionary definitions for mo (1 of 7)
mo1
/ (məʊ) /
noun informal
mainly British short for moment (def. 1)
mainly Australian short for moustache (def. 1)
British Dictionary definitions for mo (2 of 7)
mo2
the internet domain name for
Macau
British Dictionary definitions for mo (3 of 7)
Mo
the chemical symbol for
molybdenum
British Dictionary definitions for mo (4 of 7)
MO
abbreviation for
Missouri
Medical Officer
modus operandi
British Dictionary definitions for mo (5 of 7)
-mo
suffix forming nouns
(in bookbinding) indicating book size by specifying the number of leaves formed by folding one sheet of paper12mo, twelvemo, or duodecimo; 16mo or sixteenmo
Word Origin for -mo
abstracted from duodecimo
British Dictionary definitions for mo (6 of 7)
m.o.
MO
abbreviation for
mail order
money order
British Dictionary definitions for mo (7 of 7)
Mo.
abbreviation for
Missouri
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Medical definitions for mo
Mo
The symbol for the elementmolybdenum
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Scientific definitions for mo
Mo
The symbol for molybdenum.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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