po

¹ American  

[poh] / poʊ /

noun

Australia and New Zealand.

plural

pos

1. a chamber pot.

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Po ² American  

[poh] / poʊ /

noun

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

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Po ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. polonium.

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p.o. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) by mouth.

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PO ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. post office. Also P.O.

2. Baseball. putout; putouts.

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P.O. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. post office. Also PO

2. parole officer.

3. petty officer.

4. Chiefly British. postal (money) order.

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PO ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Post Office

2. Personnel Officer

3. petty officer

4. Pilot Officer

5. Also: p.o..  postal order

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Po ² British  

symbol

1. polonium

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Po ³ British  

/ 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)

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po ⁴ British  

/ pəʊ /

noun

1. an informal word for chamber pot

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Etymology

Origin of po¹

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

Origin of p.o.⁴

From Latin per ōs

Example Sentences

“Ma po tofu was their point of departure,” Chang and Meehan wrote of the restaurant’s employees who created the dish, Tien Ho and Tim Maslow.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

Obserwujemy, że cudzoziemcy koczujący po stronie białoruskiej🇧🇾, w pobliżu przejścia granicznego Bruzgi, spakowali się i opuszczają obozowisko.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2021

I personally like to lightly steam them and then deep fry them as a substitute for oysters in my po boys.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2021

“Io parlo un po l’italiano, ma no molto bene,” you will say if you are subsequently inspired to take Italian language lessons.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2018

“I like to know whut’s de hurt in lettin dat po chile see her own baby,” Dilsey says.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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