Oxon Definition

abbreviation
Of Oxford.
Webster's New World
Oxford.
Webster's New World
Oxfordshire.
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noun

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from another in which a phosphorus-sulfur bond in the parent has been replaced by a phosphorus-oxygen bond in the derivative.

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pronoun

Postal abbreviation for Oxfordshire.

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(after a qualification) University of Oxford, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.

The Crown Proceedings Act, 1947. By J. R. Bickford Smith, b.a. (Oxon), of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law.
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Other Word Forms of Oxon

Noun

Singular:
Oxon
Plural:
oxons

Origin of Oxon

  • Latin Universitas Oxoniensis (“University of Oxford")

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  • Latin Oxonia (“Oxfordshire")

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