oh

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oh1
exclamation
  • 1 expressing surprise, disappointment, joy, or other emotion.
  • 2 used when responding to something that has just been said.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oh2
noun variant spelling of O1 (sense 4).

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
OH
abbreviation Ohio (in official postal use).

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
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).



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
O2
abbreviation
  • 1 US Ohio.
  • 2 Cricket (on scorecards) over(s).
symbol the chemical element oxygen.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
O3
exclamation
  • 1 archaic spelling of oh1.
  • 2 used before a name in the vocative.
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