O Definition
Alternative form of oh.
The molecular formula for ozone.
(computing) The ASCII control character shift in in caret notation.
A goodbye emoticon — the ‘o’ representing a head and the ‘/’ representing an arm waving goodbye.
Descendant of; used to form Irish patronymic surnames.
Origin of O
Middle English from Old French from Latin from Greek thematic vowel of nouns and adjectives used in combination
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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The bars represent arms and the letter o represents the head.
From Wiktionary
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clipped < words ending in -o (e.g. hippo, steno, gringo)
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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Middle English o, a shortening of of of
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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= (“eyes”) + O (“wide-open mouth”); compare :-o
From Wiktionary
Perhaps from oh and from shortenings such as hippo
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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\ + o + /
From Wiktionary
Ir ō, descendant
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
