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PO

abbr.

1. personnel officer

2. petty officer

3. postal order

4. post office

5. putout

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Po ¹  (p)

A river of northern Italy flowing about 652 km (405 mi) generally eastward to the Adriatic Sea. The Po Valley is a major industrial and agricultural area.

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Po ²

The symbol for the element polonium.

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po [pəʊ]

n pl pos

Brit an informal word for chamber pot

[from pot¹]

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PO

abbreviation for

1. Post Office

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Personnel Officer

3. (Military) petty officer

4. (Military) Pilot Officer

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Also p.o postal order

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Po¹

the chemical symbol for

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) polonium

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Po²

n

(Placename) a river in N Italy, rising in the Cottian Alps and flowing northeast to Turin, then east to the Adriatic: the longest river in Italy. Length: 652 km (405 miles) Latin name Padus

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Po

The symbol for polonium.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Po - a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor atomic number 84, polonium metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
	2.	PO - a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army P.O., petty officer master-at-arms - the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel SCPO, senior chief petty officer - a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
	3.	Po - a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea Po River Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
	4.	PO - an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States United States Post Office, US Post Office, Post Office independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments

Translations

PO N ABBR

1. =Post Office → oficina f de correos
PO Box → apdo., aptdo., CP(LAm)

2. (Aer) =Pilot Officer → oficial m piloto

3. (Naut) =Petty Officer → suboficial m de marina

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po [pəʊ] N (Brit) → orinal m

PO [ˌpiːˈəʊ] n abbr

(=Post Office) → PTT fpl

= petty officer

PO

abbr of post office → PA

abbr of postal order

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po

n (inf) → (Nacht)topf m, → Pott m (inf)

PO [ˌpiːəʊ]

1. n abbr =Post Office → PP.TT. fpl

2. abbr (Naut) = petty officer