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pomo

[ poh-moh ]
/ ˈpoʊ moʊ /
Informal.

adjective

postmodern.

noun

the postmodern movement; postmodernism.

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Origin of pomo

First recorded in 1985–90; po(st)mo(dernism)

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Definition for pomo (2 of 2)

Pomo
[ poh-moh ]
/ ˈpoʊ moʊ /

noun, plural Po·mos, (especially collectively) Po·mo.

a member of an American Indian people of northern California.
any of several related languages of the Pomo Indians.
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British Dictionary definitions for pomo

pomo
/ (ˈpəʊməʊ) /

adjective

informal short for postmodern
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