mo

[moh]

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noun Informal.

moment(def 1).

Origin of mo

by shortening

Mo

Symbol, Chemistry.

molybdenum.

MO

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

mo.

plural mos. month.
months.

Mo.

m.o.

mail order.
modus operandi.
money order.

-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

M.O.

mail order.
manually operated.
Medical Officer.
method of operation.
mode of operation.
modus operandi.
money order.

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Examples from the Web for mo

Contemporary Examples

The Daily Show was on hiatus when the tensions in Ferguson, MO escalated.
Viral Video of the Day: Finally, a 'Daily Show' Rant on Ferguson
Alex Chancey
August 27, 2014
KSDK-TV captured video of Ferguson, MO police firing tear gas at a small camera crew from Al Jazeera America.
Viral Video of the Day: TV News Crew Tear-Gassed in Ferguson
Alex Chancey
August 14, 2014
Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama, another conservative opponent of the bill, agreed.
The GOP’s Big Border Bill Fail
Ben Jacobs
July 31, 2014
Scheduled speakers include Sen. Ted Cruz, Reps. Steve King and Mo Brooks, and former Rep. Allen West.
The Shady Group Behind the African-American Anti-Immigration Rally
Michelle Cottle
July 12, 2013
He told Mohammed that he was just there clowning and that Mo had a real shot and could have his spot.
The Next Arab Idol: Palestine's Boy Wonder and Stereotype Buster
Maysoon Zayid
May 22, 2013

Historical Examples

He fought good enough to get shot up this mo'nin', didn't he?
Oh, You Tex!
William Macleod Raine
They'll never make as strong an attack as they did this mo'nin'.
Oh, You Tex!
William Macleod Raine
I hate to trouble you, but my men haven't had a bite to eat since early this mo'ning.
The Highgrader
William MacLeod Raine
Lemme git to my washin', honey, befo' I disgrace my mo'nin'.
Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches
Ruth McEnery Stuart
An' I don't know but what it's mo' suitable, anyhow—at his age.
Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches
Ruth McEnery Stuart

British Dictionary definitions for mo

mo¹

noun informal

mainly British short for moment (def. 1)
mainly Australian short for moustache (def. 1)

mo²

the internet domain name for

Macau

Mo

the chemical symbol for

molybdenum

MO

abbreviation for

Missouri
Medical Officer
modus operandi

Mo.

abbreviation for

Missouri

m.o.

MO

abbreviation for

mail order
money order

-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

abstracted from duodecimo

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Word Origin and History for mo

1

colloquial shortening of momentum, by 1896.

2

representing U.S. black pronunciation of more, by 1902; it was an acceptable variant form of more in the Middle Ages and has roots in Old English; see more.

mo in Medicine