Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-mo

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: -mo
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form page and book sizes.

Etymology

From Latin ending and apparent suffix of cardinal numbers.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Derived Forms

eighteenmo 18mo 48mo sixmo 6mo sixteenmo 16mo 64mo 32mo twelvemo 12mo 24mo

Phrases

forty-eightmo sixty-fourmo thirty-twomo twenty-fourmo

Questions

What does -mo mean?: Used to form page and book sizes.
Where does -mo come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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