Pomo


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Po·mo

 (pō′mō)
n. pl. Pomo or Po·mos
1. A member of a group of Native American peoples inhabiting an area of the Coast Ranges of northern California.
2. Any of the seven languages of the Pomo.

po·mo

 (pō′mō) Informal
adj.
1. Postmodern.
2. Postmodernist.
n. pl. po·mos
1. A postmodernist.
2. Postmodernism.
[po(st)mo(dern).]
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pomo

(ˈpəʊməʊ)
adj
(Sociology) informal short for postmodern
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po•mo

(ˈpoʊ moʊ) Informal. adj.
1. postmodern.
n.
2. the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
[1985–90]

Po•mo

(ˈpoʊ moʊ)

n., pl. -mos, (esp. collectively) -mo.
1. a member of any of a group of American Indian peoples of the N California coast and adjacent inland areas.
2. any of the seven related languages spoken or formerly spoken by the Pomo.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Pomo - a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast
Hoka, Hokan - a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
2.Pomo - the Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo
Kulanapan - a group of languages of the Hokan family
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