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noun Mo n. (Chem.) Chemical symbol for the element molybdenum.
MO n. Abbreviation for modus operandi, manner of operating; often used to refer to the method an habitual criminal uses to perpetrate his crime.
adjective Mo adj., adv., n. (Written also moe) More; usually, more in number. (Obs.) "An hundred thousand mo." "Likely to find mo to commend than to imitate it."
suffix -mo suff. A suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteenmo or 16mo; eighteenmo or 18mo. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; as, duodecimo, sextodecimo, etc. A small circle, placed after the number and near its top, is often used for -mo; as, 16°, 18°, etc.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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