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- proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven names Josephine ,Joan orJoanna . Often used in conjoined names such as Jo Ann or Mary Jo. - proper noun A rare spelling variant of
Joe , diminutive of the male given nameJoseph .
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Examples
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The fact that John is more bald than Jo is reflected in the sentence ˜John is bald™ having a higher degree of truth than ˜Jo is bald™.
Sorites Paradox Hyde, Dominic 2005
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Jo is spending the summer at her family's beach house, working as a busgirl and bonding with the older, cooler girls she'll see at high school come September.
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Jo Illegal calls the fire department, they ignore him because Jo is illegal, and his dwelling burns down and takes the neighborhood with it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Words I never expected to write 2010
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He has just been transfer to head the IT section of their head Office in Jo'burg.
January 2009 2009
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The scene where the magnetic anomaly causes traffic signs and stop lights to rock back and forth while Jo is in her police car is a fairly close rendition of a similar scene from the Spielberg movie.
Homage : Bev Vincent 2009
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You can find a translation of parts of it in Jo-Anne Shelton's As the Romans Did.
History of Markets, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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May, Mary Jo is a master (mistress?) of writing great tortured heroes.
NZ/Aus Authors: Anna Campbell - Captive of Sin Nalini Singh 2009
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And Mary Jo is awesome -- I've known her since I was a little kid!
Ratios and cherry almond cookies | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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You can find a translation of parts of it in Jo-Anne Shelton's As the Romans Did.
History of Markets, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Veasey says Jo is somewhat of a fish out of water.
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