"po-mo" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more po-mo [comparative], most po-mo [superlative]
Etymology: Truncation Head templates: {{en-adj}} po-mo (comparative more po-mo, superlative most po-mo)
  1. Short for postmodern. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: postmodern
    Sense id: en-po-mo-en-adj-DIb2cyAA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Etymology: Truncation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} po-mo (uncountable)
  1. Short for postmodernism. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: postmodernism
    Sense id: en-po-mo-en-noun-ogI8GnUi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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