noun, plural pos. Australia and New Zealand.
a chamber pot.
Origin:
1875–80; probably < French pot (de chambre) chamber pot
1875–80; probably < French pot (de chambre) chamber pot
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noun
a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 miles (669 km) long.
Ancient Padus.
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is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Po
Symbol, Chemistry.
po.
Baseball.
put-out; put-outs.
P.O.
1.
parole officer.
2.
petty officer.
3.
postal (money) order.
4.
post office.
p.o.
(in prescriptions) by mouth.
Origin:
< Latin per ōs
< Latin per ōs
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po (pəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl pos | |
| (Brit) an informal word for chamber pot | |
| [C19: from | |
| Po1 | |
| —the chemical symbol for | |
| polonium | |
| Po2 (pəʊ) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | Post Office |
| 2. | Personnel Officer |
| 3. | petty officer |
| 4. | Pilot Officer |
| 5. | Also: p.o. postal order |
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Word Origin & History
Po
large river in northern Italy, from L. Padus, a name of Celtic origin.
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Medical Dictionary
Po
The symbol for the element polonium.
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Science Dictionary
| Po
The symbol for polonium. |
polonium  (pə-lō'nē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Po A very rare, naturally radioactive, silvery-gray or black metalloid element. It is produced in extremely small amounts by the radioactive decay of radium or the bombardment of bismuth or lead with neutrons. Atomic number 84; melting point 254°C; boiling point 962°C; specific gravity 9.32; valence 2, 4. See Periodic Table. |
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piss off definitionand PO
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| po putout |
| Po polonium |
PO
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| p.o. Latin per os (by mouth) |
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po
people of northwestern Yunnan province, southwest China. Minjia is the Chinese (Pinyin) name for them; they call themselves Bai or Bo in their own language, which has been classified within the Yi group of Tibeto-Burman languages. Until recently the language was not written. It contains many words borrowed from Chinese but is itself a non-Chinese, tonal, polysyllabic language with a markedly different grammatical structure
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