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O.

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

1 character1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

character/əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

    letter · uppercase
noun/əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. Something shaped like the letter O.

  2. A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may only receive transfusions of similar type O blood, but may donate to all (neglecting Rh factor). Synonym: universal donor.

    uncountable
num/əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. The fifteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

    uppercase
particle/əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. The vocative particle, used for direct address.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O From Middle English O, o, from Old English o, from Latin o and Ancient Greek ὦ (ô, interjection). Featured prominently in William Tyndale's 1525 translation of the New Testament.

noun/əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. An utterance of the vocative O.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O From Middle English O, o, from Old English o, from Latin o and Ancient Greek ὦ (ô, interjection). Featured prominently in William Tyndale's 1525 translation of the New Testament.

noun/əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. American Library Association abbreviation of octavo, a book size (20-25 cm).

    countable · uncountable
  2. Someone associated with Leyton Orient Football Club, as a player, coach, supporter etc.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The number of overs bowled.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Orgasm.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  5. Opium.

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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name/əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. A surname from Korean.

Where this word comes from

Korean 오(伍) (O) or 오(吳) (O). Doublet of Wu.

name/ʌ//əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. A surname from Mandarin Chinese.

  2. Alternative form of E (Ancient Chinese Kingdom)

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 鄂 (È) Wade–Giles romanization: O⁴.

adj/oʊ/Singapore[ˈoː˦]Singapore[ˈo]Singapore/ɔː(˦)/Singapore
  1. With sugar and no condensed milk added.

    Singapore · colloquial · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Hokkien 烏 /乌 (o͘, “black”) or Teochew 烏 /乌 (ou¹, “black”).

adj/əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/oʊ/General-American
  1. Abbreviation of morally offensive, film classification of the National Legion of Decency.

    abbreviation · alt-of · historical · not-comparable
  2. Abbreviation of Orthodox.

    Judaism · abbreviation · alt-of · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.