Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: pso
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of public safety officer.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of protective services officer.

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of penalty shootout.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of protostellar object.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of psoriasis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of pipeline state object.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Pakistan State Oil.

name

Initialism of Phantasy Star Online.

Example Sentences

"Next up, graphics: this is early DC territory, looking like Nomad Soul. Up against the likes of PSO, it looks horrifically dated."
"The turn-based card-battler is set in the expansive PSO universe, and the action will take place both online and offline."
"Taking place prior to the events of the Ambition of the Illuminus Expansion Pak, Phantasy Star Portable may be the direct descendant of PSU in terms of time and space, but the hypnotic soundtrack and overall feel are pure PSO (with a CPU party, ahem) affixed to a vastly improved version of PSU's base foundation."

Etymology

The spelling was probably influenced by PsA (“psoriatic arthritis”).

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy, Physics.

Inflected Forms

PSOs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

YSO SSO QSO PsO

Questions

What does pso mean?: Initialism of public safety officer.
Where does pso come from?: The spelling was probably influenced by PsA (“psoriatic arthritis”).

How to pronounce pso

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