mos

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Definition of mos

14 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (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.”
  2. (form-of, rare, singular)singular of mores (“moral norms or customs”)
  3. (form-of, plural)plural of mo (“month; molester”)
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of metal oxide semiconductor.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of maintenance operating system.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of mobile operating system.
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of member of the opposite sex.
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of military occupational specialty.
    “"I was a marine. My MOS was 0311," he said.”
  9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of member of the service.
    “"We have an MOS down," the dispatcher said.”
  10. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of manual of style.
  11. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of man on the street.
  12. (form-of, plural)plural of MO

name

  1. (Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism)Initialism of Ma On Shan.

phrase

  1. Without a synchronous audio track.

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Etymology

Disputed, with many speculative suggestions; see Wikipedia.

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