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wo

1 American  
[woh] / woʊ /

noun

plural

wos
  1. Archaic. an archaic spelling of woe.


WO 2 American  
Or W.O.
  1. wait order.

  2. War Office.

  3. Warrant Officer.


w/o 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. without.


WO 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. War Office

  2. Warrant Officer

  3. wireless operator

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w/o 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. without

  2. written off

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wo 3 British  
/ wəʊ /

noun

  1. an archaic spelling of woe

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Example Sentences

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"This method doesn't just give us a snapshot," said Professor Lucien Weiss from Polytechnique Montréal, wo co-led the research.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025

The cyber criminals claim to have the private information of 20 million people wo signed up to Co-op's membership scheme, but the firm would not confirm that number.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

The four plaintiffs in the case —t wo adolescents represented by their parents, and two adults— had begun treatments paid for by Medicaid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Lori remarried in 2001 to her third husband, Joseph Anthony Ryan, wo is the biological father of her second child, daughter Tylee Ryan.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2022

A few elaborate hand wo ven rugs fell onto the dirt.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young