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Definition of Compo
1. n. Short for Composition; -- used, esp. in England, colloq. in various trade applications;
Definition of Compo
1. Abbreviation. composition ¹
2. Abbreviation. competition ¹
3. Abbreviation. compensation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compo
1. a mixed substance [n -POS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compo
Literary usage of Compo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Register (1800)
"His " Ar- " cadia" was not only admired for its novelty, but continued to be read
longer than fuch compo- ..."
2. Of the Origin and Progress of Language by James Burnett Monboddo (1792)
"Stile divided into the -words and the compo* ... The dif- faulty of excelling in
that compo/ition.—. The stile of his public orations ..."
3. Memoir of the Life and Times of General John Lamb: An Officer of the by Isaac Q. Leake (1850)
"Lamb at compo. —Attempt to Storm Field Pieces.—Wounded.—Hospital.—Fortitude of
Travis, a young Militia Officer.—1777. The removal from Stratford to ..."
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