Mo Definition & Meaning

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  • Synonyms mo 1 American [moh] / moʊ /

    noun

    Informal.
    1. moment.

    Mo 2 American Symbol, Chemistry.
    1. molybdenum.

    MO 3 American

    abbreviation

    1. method of operation.

    2. Missouri (approved especially for use with zip code).

    3. mode of operation.

    4. modus operandi.

    -mo 4 American
    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 American

    abbreviation

    plural

    mos
    1. month.

    2. months.

    Mo. 6 American

    abbreviation

    1. Missouri.

    2. Monday.

    m.o. 7 American

    abbreviation

    1. mail order.

    2. modus operandi.

    3. money order.

    M.O. 8 American

    abbreviation

    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 British

    abbreviation

    1. Missouri

    2. Medical Officer

    3. modus operandi

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 mo 2 British / məʊ /

    noun

    1. short for moment

    2. short for moustache

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 m.o. 3 British

    abbreviation

    1. mail order

    2. money order

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Mo 4 British

    symbol

    1. molybdenum

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Mo. 5 British

    abbreviation

    1. Missouri

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 -mo 6 British

    suffix

    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

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 mo 7 British

    abbreviation

    1. Macau

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

    Usage

    What else does MO mean? MO—it's a multifunctional set of letters. MO is commonly used as an abbreviation for modus operandi, meaning “mode of operating or working.” It’s also commonly a postal abbreviation for Missouri.You may not always encounter mo in uppercase letters in informal contexts in digital communication. So, two other widespread, popular uses of mo you may encounter are: Mo, a guy’s name, and mo, a dialectical pronunciation of more.In the U.K. and other English-speaking places around the world, mo is a slang shortening of the word moment.How is MO pronounced?[ em-oh ] or [ moh ]What are some variants of MO?or M.O. or mo' or moWhat are some other words related to MO?

    • more
    • modus operandi
    • Missouri

    Etymology

    Origin of mo1

    By shortening

    Origin of -mo4

    Combining form extracted from duodecimo

    Example Sentences

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    Her improvised chorus is simple; a dozen times, she repeats “Mo ti de, mo ti de le,” which means “I’ve arrived. I’ve come home” in Yoruba.

    From Los Angeles Times

    It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.”

    From Seattle Times

    On Sunday, O’Donnell shared a still photo of her and Madonna on the set of the 1992 film “A League of Their Own” that she captioned: “remember when? #league #mo.”

    From Los Angeles Times

    “No mo magic please and thank you,” they wrote.

    From Los Angeles Times

    “We’re happy to share that we’ve reached an agreement with Disney to return their content to YouTube TV while preserving a $64.99/mo. price for our members,” YouTube said in a statement.

    From Los Angeles Times

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