pomo

[ poh-moh ]

adjective
noun
  1. the postmodern movement; postmodernism.

Origin of pomo

1
First recorded in 1985–90; po(st)mo(dernism)

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Other definitions for Pomo (2 of 2)

Pomo
[ poh-moh ]

noun,plural Po·mos, (especially collectively) Po·mo.
  1. a member of an American Indian people of northern California.

  2. any of several related languages of the Pomo Indians.

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How to use pomo in a sentence

  • pomo beliefs differ rather fundamentally from those here summarized.

    Pomo Bear Doctors | Samuel Alfred Barrett
  • In the first place, the pomo appear to know nothing of the magician acquiring his power from the bears themselves.

    Pomo Bear Doctors | Samuel Alfred Barrett
  • The following tradition was obtained in January, 1906, from an old Eastern pomo man and his wife.

    Pomo Bear Doctors | Samuel Alfred Barrett
  • One informant ascribed the source of pomo bear doctor knowledge to the Lake Miwok, to the south.

    Pomo Bear Doctors | Samuel Alfred Barrett
  • Analogous to this was the pomo bear doctors set of water-filled baskets which swashed like a real bears viscera as he ran.

    Pomo Bear Doctors | Samuel Alfred Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for pomo

pomo

/ (ˈpəʊməʊ) /


adjective
  1. informal short for postmodern

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