"mo'" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /moʊ/ [US]
enPR: mō [US] Rhymes: -oʊ Etymology: Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|fo'|t=for; four}} fo' (“for; four”), {{m|en|ho|id=whore|t=whore}} ho (“whore”) Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} mo', {{en-cont}} mo'
  1. (dialectal, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of more, representing non-rhotic English. Tags: alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: more, representing non-rhotic English Synonyms: mo
    Sense id: en-mo'-en-adj-QaFL8la7 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings

Alternative forms

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