Po

¹

[poh]

noun

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

Po

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. polonium.

po

³

[poh]

noun

Australia and New Zealand.

plural

pos 

1. a chamber pot.

p.o.

⁴

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) by mouth.

PO

⁵

abbreviation

1. post office. Also P.O.

2. Baseball.,  putout; putouts.

P.O.

⁶

abbreviation

1. post office. Also PO

2. parole officer.

3. petty officer.

4. Chiefly British.,  postal (money) order.

PO

¹

abbreviation

1. Post Office

2. Personnel Officer

3. petty officer

4. Pilot Officer

5. Also: p.o.. postal order

Po

²

symbol

1. polonium

Po

³

/ pəʊ /

noun

1. Latin name: Padus. 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)

po

⁴

/ pəʊ /

noun

1. an informal word for chamber pot

Word History and Origins

Origin of Po¹

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

Origin of Po²

From Latin per ōs

Word History and Origins

Origin of Po¹

C19: from _pot ¹

Example Sentences

He was later admitted to the prestigious Sciences Po school in Paris, but he ultimately left without earning a diploma.

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Jonathan Levy, author of “Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States,” is a historian and professor at the center for history at Sciences Po in Paris.

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“A dissolution will not solve the problem,” said Olivier Costa, a research professor at the Paris-based Sciences Po university and France’s National Center for Scientific Research.

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The woman, who arrived in France in July, was due to start attending classes at Sciences Po Lille university in the autumn.

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A torrent of water cascaded through the streets of the village, in hills close to the River Po.

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