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Pos

//pɒz// adj, noun, phrase, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Clipping of positive. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

    "I'm not absolutely pos on that, sir."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of poz (“HIV positive”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Clipping of possessive. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of po form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Initialism of proof of service. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    plural of PO form-of, plural
  4. 4
    Initialism of part of speech. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "It should be noted that there is not always a perfect match between the logically possible systems displayed above and the PoS systems actually encountered in the sample languages. As the data in the next sub-section will show, languages may display an additional PoS class from a ‘neighboring’ system (i.e. the one represented above or below it), or they may display additional closed or derived classes of rigid lexemes."

  5. 5
    Initialism of peripheral oxygen saturation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of proof of stake. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of part of speech. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Eight POSs are defined in traditional English grammar: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection."

  3. 8
    Initialism of point of sale or point of service. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of proprietary operating system. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of position and orientation system. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of piece of shit. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, vulgar

    "Unlimited technology from the whole universe, and we cruise 'round in a Ford P.O.S."

  7. 12
    Initialism of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of parent over shoulder (i.e. observing the young user's conversation). Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Hang on, POS ... can you tell me about it later?"

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