Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geo

/dʒiːˈəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: geo
IPA: /dʒiːˈəʊ/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff.

noun

Clipping of geography (“a sales territory or other geographic area”)

Countable

noun

Initialism of genetically engineered organism.

noun

Abbreviation of geostationary orbit.

noun

Abbreviation of geostationary Earth orbit.

noun

Abbreviation of geosynchronous equatorial orbit.

Example Sentences

"[…]while a senior manager from another firm emphasized that "collaboration happens during the concept creation phase where we typically need a variety of ideas, voices from various perspectives in all geos.""
"If performance varies per geographic location, or you have separate budgets for different geos, demographics, or steps in the funnel, you will need to create separate campaigns."
"The model generalizes across dialects. This dialectal dexterity prevents fragmented accuracy across geos and usage domains."

Etymology

Borrowed from Norn gjo, from Old Norse gjá.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: gjá

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɡjəʊ/

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

geos (plural)

Derived Forms

NGEO

Phrases

neo-geo

Frequently Paired Words

chine neo-geo GSO GTO LEO MEO HEO

Rhymes With

rio leo seo neo theo galileo castillo yeo cleo deo trujillo reo

Questions

How do you pronounce geo?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒiːˈəʊ/.
What does geo mean?: An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff.
Where does geo come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce geo

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