mo

[ moh ]

nounInformal.

moment (def. 1).

Origin of mo

By shortening

Other definitions for Mo (2 of 8)

Symbol, Chemistry.

molybdenum.

Other definitions for MO (3 of 8)

abbreviation

method of operation.
Missouri (approved especially for use with zip code).

mode of operation.
modus operandi (def. 2).

Other definitions 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

⁴

Combining form extracted from duodecimo

Other definitions for mo. (5 of 8)

mo.

abbreviation

plural mos. month.
months.

Other definitions for m.o. (6 of 8)

m.o.

abbreviation

mail order.
modus operandi.

money order.

Other definitions for Mo. (7 of 8)

Mo.

abbreviation

Missouri.
Monday.

Other definitions for M.O. (8 of 8)

M.O.

abbreviation

mail order.
manually operated.

Medical Officer.
method of operation.
mode of operation.
modus operandi.
money order.

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How to use mo in a sentence

And how are you going to interest the girls who havent been asked to join the M. O. R.and are not likely to be asked?
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
Bobby stepped forward, drew a baton be-ribboned like those carried by the nominating committee of the M. O. R.
The Girls of Central High | Gertrude W. Morrison
At M O is a broad plate of metal, in order to spread the lye over the cloth.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
He brought the M. O., who examined the wounded man's condition.
The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land | Ralph Connor
The corporal was for following him, but the M. O. interposed.
The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land | Ralph Connor

British Dictionary definitions for mo (1 of 7)

mo¹

/ (məʊ) /

nouninformal

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)

the chemical symbol for

molybdenum

British Dictionary definitions for MO (4 of 7)

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 paper: 12mo, twelvemo, or duodecimo; 16mo or sixteenmo

Origin of -mo

⁵

abstracted from duodecimo

British Dictionary definitions for m.o. (6 of 7)

m.o.

abbreviation for

mail order
money order

British Dictionary definitions for Mo. (7 of 7)

Mo.

abbreviation for

Missouri

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