different between compt vs compo

English

Etymology 1

From Latin comptus, past participle of comere (“to care for, comb, arrange, adorn”).

Adjective

compt (comparative more compt, superlative most compt)

1. (obsolete) neat; spruce

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Etymology 2

From French compte.

Noun

compt

1. (obsolete) account; reckoning; computation

Verb

compt (third-person singular simple present compts, present participle compting, simple past and past participle compted)

1. (obsolete) To compute; to count.

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?m.p??/
• Rhymes: -?mp??

Noun

compo (countable and uncountable, plural compos)

1. Abbreviation of compensation.
   1. (Australia, slang) Workers' compensation.
2. Abbreviation of composition.
   1. (military, slang, historical, attributive) Compo ration.
      • 1992, Martin Walker, Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1991: Public Eating

        Sometimes supplies of food might be a little short in certain areas but attempts were made to ensure that all men had some rations, compo and fresh, available to them.

   2. A mixture of whiting, resin, and glue for ornamenting walls and cornices.
   3. Lime cement mortar.

      • Lime-cement mortar is also known as composition or "compo" mortar, guarded or gauged mortar. The mix contains, lime, cement and sand in proportions depending on the requirements of the work.

   4. (cricket) A type of practice cricket ball made of cork and rubber.
3. Abbreviation of competition.

Derived terms

• compo ration

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kompo/, [?ko?mpo?]

Noun

compo

1. Alternative form of kompo

Declension

French

Etymology

Shortening of composition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.po/

Noun

compo f (plural compos)

1. (sports) lineup