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bo

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔ/

“bo” is a Polish word. Its 11 meanings in English:

conjunction

  1. because, for (by or for the cause that)
  2. or, or else, otherwise
  3. because (as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that)
  4. synonym of albo (“or, either”)
  5. synonym of niż (“than”)
  6. synonym of mianowicie (“namely”)
  7. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
  8. also; even

particle

  1. emphasizes the statement, usually in phrases of opposite meanings, or introduces a rhetorical question, denying its literal meaning
  2. may very well, but, even though, despite
  3. synonym of czy

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bo.

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