margo

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noun

border, margin

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

margo1

nounmargo (plural margines or margos)

plural margines · plural margos

  1. anatomyborder, margin

    The colpi are bordered by prominent margos or lips. Тhe margo is separated from the remainder of the heavily sculptured surface by a narrow channel.

    1969, Geological Survey Professional Paper, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 49

Margo2

proper nounMargo (plural Margos)

plural Margos

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Margot.
    1 more example

    "I like names that end with an a, don't you? Or other vowels? Most often it seems to be an a. But wait: Margo's name ends with an o, for mercy's sake! Barnaby's mother. Or it used to be o. Then she met Barnaby's father and added a t." Sophia looked at me. I told her, "Mom thought Margot with a t was higher class."

    1998 Anne Tyler, A Patchwork Planet, A.A.Knopf Inc., page 3
  2. A surname from French.

Origin

margo · noun

  1. Latinmargō
  2. Englishmargo

Learned borrowing from Latin margō. Doublet of marge and margin.

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Margo · proper noun

A phonetic rendering of Margot.

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APA

margo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margo

MLA

“margo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “margo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margo.

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