o

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UK /ˈəʊ/ US /ˈoʊ/

noun 12adj 4character 3name 3num 2

Collocations

ADJ.

early, glad, last, open, round, sure

VERB + O

born, end, say

O + NOUN

ail, brazil, brazil's, clock, death, february, heare, i'm

PREP.

in, in, with

ADV.

wherefore

Definitions

character

The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

Alternative form of ο, the fifteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, called omicron and (astronomy) used as an abbreviation of omicron in star names.

The system's Bayer designation is o Persei.

num

The fifteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

noun

The name of the Latin script letter O/o.

A zero (used in reading out numbers).

It is currently two-o-five in the afternoon (2:05 PM).

The first permanent English settlement in America was in Jamestown in sixteen-o-seven (1607).

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Synonyms

noun — a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless

oxygen

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The system's Bayer designation is o Persei.

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It is currently two-o-five in the afternoon (2:05 PM).

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The first permanent English settlement in America was in Jamestown in sixteen-o-seven (1607).

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I lift my soule to thee o Lord mee, o Iehovah, heare In thee, o Lord, I put my trust

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"Supposing somebody sees you, with all those flowers too? Supposing somebody writes him a letter? Ooooh!" (a pure round open Tamil O.)

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She was lying in the lee of a fowlhouse in a crumpled posture, as if cohesion had been detached from her joints, which lobbed her in an untidy heap, like a lot of old bones, tied together with string.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, o is marked as slang, historical, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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