oh
Multiple Entries:
oh OH O
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oh1
▶exclamation
- 1 expressing surprise, disappointment, joy, or other emotion.
- 2 used when responding to something that has just been said.
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oh2
▶noun variant spelling of O1 (sense 4).
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OH
▶abbreviation Ohio (in official postal use).
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O1 (also o)
▶noun (pl. Os or O's)
- 1 the fifteenth letter of the alphabet.
- 2 denoting the next after N in a set of items, categories, etc.
- 3 a human blood type (in the ABO system) lacking both the A and B antigens.
- 4 (also oh) zero (in a sequence of numerals, especially when spoken).
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O2
▶abbreviation
- 1 US Ohio.
- 2 Cricket (on scorecards) over(s).
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O3
▶exclamation
- 1 archaic spelling of oh1.
- 2 used before a name in the vocative.
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