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quo^¹

/kwəʊ/ UK
/kwoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

See quoth.

verb

obsolete, transitive quoth

quo^²

/kwəʊ/ UK
/kwoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊ

noun quos

Paired with quid, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something given in exchange for something else. […]; but what is the quo for which they ought to give the quid? you say they ought to give a quid pro quo; what is the quo? […]; the quo there was the taking up of the streets? […]; did not they give you a pretty handsome quid for the quo there?

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Closest in meaning: being, status, situation, existing, quid, facto, present, moment, current, minus, wha, stalemate, chargé, kwo, vadis, circumstances

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"quo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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quo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quo

Chicago

"quo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quo.

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@misc{quo_2026,
  title = {quo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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