mao
IPA: mˈaʊ
noun
- The ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.
- A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
- A card game, named after Mao Zedong, in which players attempt to shed all their cards without violating certain unspoken rules.
- A Sino-Tibetan language.
- A branch of the Omotic languages spoken in Ethiopia.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of monoamine oxidase. [(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes, found in the outer membrane of mitochondria, that degrade biogenic amines and are thus responsible for the destruction of transmitter substances at neuronal synapses.]
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Examples of "mao" in Sentences
- Mao could be defined as neither.
- Mao is definitely a special case.
- Mao and Stalin are both on the list.
- Mao is not a saint, he is not a evil.
- Mao was a mad man and a megalomaniac.
- One was a saint, and Mao was a sadist.
- Mao was a Stalinist to a certain extent.
- Mao's speech at Lushan was incredibly passionate and bellicose.
- Mao sought to subvert the alliance of imperialism and feudalism in China.
- As the 1950s ended, however, Mao became discontented with the status quo.
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