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mo

1

[ moh ]

noun

, Informal.


Mo

2
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. molybdenum.

MO

3

abbreviation for

  1. method of operation.
  2. Missouri (approved especially for use with zip code).
  3. mode of operation.

-mo

4
  1. a suffix occurring in a series of compounds that describe book sizes according to the number of leaves formed by the folding of a single sheet of paper:

    sixteenmo.

mo.

5

abbreviation for

, plural mos.
  1. plural mos month.
  2. months.

Mo.

6

abbreviation for

  1. Missouri.
  2. Monday.

m.o.

7

abbreviation for

  1. mail order.
  2. modus operandi.
  3. money order.

M.O.

8

abbreviation for

  1. mail order.
  2. manually operated.
  3. Medical Officer.
  4. method of operation.
  5. mode of operation.
  6. modus operandi.
  7. money order.

mo

1

/ məʊ /

noun

  1. See moment
    short for moment
  2. short for moustache


MO

2

abbreviation for

  1. Missouri
  2. Medical Officer
  3. modus operandi

m.o.

3

abbreviation for

  1. mail order
  2. money order

Mo.

4

abbreviation for

  1. Missouri

Mo

5

the chemical symbol for

  1. molybdenum

mo

6

the internet domain name for

  1. Macau

-mo

7

suffix forming nouns

  1. (in bookbinding) indicating book size by specifying the number of leaves formed by folding one sheet of paper

    12mo, twelvemo, or duodecimo

    16mo or sixteenmo

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mo1

By shortening

Origin of mo2

Combining form extracted from duodecimo

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mo1

abstracted from duodecimo

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Example Sentences

Giving out go-to-reeferville free cards is not exactly their M.O.

The highlights, however, are less of a dramatic style shift than the bangs M.O. debuted in January.

Everything we know about their m.o.—the 1993 WTC bombing, the 2000 LAX plot, and 9-11—suggests that they aim bigger.

The m.o. is the same: the first and main thing is to traduce and offend liberal sensibility.

His M.O. harmonizes unerringly with the spirit of these democratic times: Say you love almost every guest.

"Sore foot, sir," I said, seeing the M.O.'s eyes fixed on me.

The M.O.'s have a positive genius for sending men to spots remote from their homes and kindreds—appalling sentence.

In the village of Iwuy one Ford was hit twice by shell-fire, one orderly being killed and the M.O. wounded.

"I'll put you on light duties for the day," said the M.O. And the rheumatic one and I went out together.

The M.O. at Quetta had merely passed down the line asking each man "Are you fit?"

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