mos
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Definition of mos
14 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of MOS (“manual of style”).
“I just thought others on this list might be as happy as I am to learn that as of September, the Chicago Manual of Style is going to be available online for a subscription fee of $25 introductory price, $30 regular fee.”
“Frey T, Young RK, Committee A. MoS. 505Correct and preferred usage. In: JAMA Network Editors (ed.), AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020, 505–50.”
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noun
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(alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of MOS (“manual of style”).
“I just thought others on this list might be as happy as I am to learn that as of September, the Chicago Manual of Style is going to be available online for a subscription fee of $25 introductory price, $30 regular fee.”
“Frey T, Young RK, Committee A. MoS. 505Correct and preferred usage. In: JAMA Network Editors (ed.), AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020, 505–50.”
- (form-of, rare, singular)singular of mores (“moral norms or customs”)
- (form-of, plural)plural of mo (“month; molester”)
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of metal oxide semiconductor.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of maintenance operating system.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of mobile operating system.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of member of the opposite sex.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of military occupational specialty.
“"I was a marine. My MOS was 0311," he said.”
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of member of the service.
“"We have an MOS down," the dispatcher said.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of manual of style.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of man on the street.
- (form-of, plural)plural of MO
name
- (Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism)Initialism of Ma On Shan.
phrase
- Without a synchronous audio track.
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Etymology
Disputed, with many speculative suggestions; see Wikipedia.
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