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O, the fifteenth
letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name
from the Greek O, through the Latin. The letter came into the Greek
from the Phœnician, which possibly derived it ultimately from
the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter o is most closely
related to a, e, and u; as in E. b one,
AS. b  n; E. st one, AS. st n; E.
br oke, AS. br ecan to break; E. b ore, AS.
b eran to bear; E. d ove, AS. d  fe; E.
t oft, t uft; t one, t une; n umber, F.
n ombre.
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O's or Oes (z). |
The letter O, or its sound.
Something shaped like the letter O; a
circle or oval.
A cipher; zero.
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A prefix to Irish
family names, which signifies grandson or descendant
of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil,
O'Carrol.
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A shortened form of of or on.
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An exclamation used
in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object;
also, as an emotional or impassioned exclamation expressing pain,
grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc.
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