Argo

noun

Ar·​go ˈär-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce Argo (audio)
: a large former constellation in the southern hemisphere lying principally between Canis Major and the Southern Cross that is now divided into the constellations of Puppis, Vela, and Carina

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Lincoln-Way Central 2, Lockport 1 Consolation Bracket Mother McAuley 4, Argo 2 McAuley (1-1): Callie Edwards 2 goals. — Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025 Kingsway recorded impairment charges of $2.8 million related to goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting adjustments in the valuation of certain trade names and the Argo Management reporting unit. — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025 The project is launching with tools for Argo, Helm, Istio, Kubernetes, Prometheus and a cloud-native expert knowledge base that can extend with any MCP-compatible tool server. — Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 While the exes often come together in support of their children, their March 2 outing made headlines due to photos of the Argo star holding his ex-wife while playing paintball. — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Argo

Word History

Etymology

Latin (genitive Argus), from Greek Argō

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Argo was in 1565

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“Argo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Argo. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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