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vo.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. verso.

V.O. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. very old (used especially to indicate the age of whiskey or brandy, usually six to eight years old).

VO 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. very old: used to imply that a brandy or whisky is old; now often extended to port and other dessert wines

  2. Royal Victorian Order

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vo. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. verso

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Crown 8 vo. 1s. boards; 1s. 6d. cloth.

From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by Hurlbert, William Henry

With further Notes and an Introduction by Donald Ferguson, London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, MDCCCCII, 8 vo. pp. cvii-292.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

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