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Modus operandi \Mo"dus op`er*an"di\[L.],
manner of operating. Often abbreviated to {MO}
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-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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Mo \Mo\ (m[=o]), a., adv., & n. [Written also {moe}.] [AS.
m[=a]. See {More}.]
More; -- usually, more in number. [Obs.]
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An hundred thousand mo. --Chaucer.
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Likely to find mo to commend than to imitate it.
--Fuller.
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Mo \Mo\, (Chem.)
chemical symbol for the element {molybdenum}.
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MO \MO\,
abbreviation for {modus operandi}, manner of operating; --
often used to refer to the method an habitual criminal uses
to perpetrate his crime.
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