po

[ poh ]

/ poʊ /

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noun, plural pos.Australia and New Zealand.

a chamber pot.

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Origin of po

1875–80; probably <French pot (de chambre) chamber pot

Other definitions for po (2 of 6)

[ poh ]

/ poʊ /

noun

a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 miles (669 km) long.

Ancient Padus.

Other definitions for po (3 of 6)

Symbol, Chemistry.

polonium.

Other definitions for po (4 of 6)

po.

abbreviation Baseball.

put-out; put-outs.

Other definitions for po (5 of 6)

p.o.

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) by mouth.

Origin of p.o.

From Latin per ōs

Other definitions for po (6 of 6)

P.O.

abbreviation

parole officer.

petty officer.

postal (money) order.

post office.

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How to use po in a sentence

And so the “Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria” in this number earns it a spot on my list.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He came at David O. Selznick's urging, and together they made Rebecca, Spellbound, and The Paradine Case.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was Tarshis who gave the comedian the memorable epithet “Jell-O Man.”
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That hers could be a scene in a David O. Russell film brings it to the next level.
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Perhaps it will be newly elected Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
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About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
De secretis operibus artis et naturae, et de nullitate magiae, p. 533 (Brewer).
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for po (1 of 4)

/ (pəʊ) /

noun plural pos

British an informal word for chamber pot

Word Origin for po

C19: from pot 1

British Dictionary definitions for po (2 of 4)

Po¹

the chemical symbol for

polonium

British Dictionary definitions for po (3 of 4)

Po²

/ (pəʊ) /

noun

a river in N Italy, rising in the Cottian Alps and flowing northeast to Turin, then east to the Adriatic: the longest river in Italy. Length: 652 km (405 miles)Latin name: Padus

British Dictionary definitions for po (4 of 4)

abbreviation for

Post Office

Personnel Officer

petty officer

Pilot Officer

Also: p.o. postal order

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Medical definitions for po (1 of 2)

The symbol for the elementpolonium

Medical definitions for po (2 of 2)

abbr.

per os (by mouth)

Scientific definitions for po

The symbol for polonium.

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