MO
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
mo
n 1: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a
mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn:
{moment}, {mo}, {minute}, {second}, {bit}]
2: a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and
tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden
steel [syn: {molybdenum}, {Mo}, {atomic number 42}]
3: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state
during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the
Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union [syn:
{Missouri}, {Show Me State}, {MO}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
-mo \-mo\
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[deg],
18[deg], etc.
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