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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Abbreviation 2.3 Letter 2.4 Particle 2.4.1 Derived terms 2.4.2 Usage notes 2.5 Interjection 2.5.1 Synonyms 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Letter 3.3 See also 4 Italian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Romanian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Letter 5.2.1 Usage notes 6 Slovene 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Letter

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

O

1. (chemistry) Symbol for oxygen.
2. (mathematics) The upper bound function also known as big O.

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əʊ/, SAMPA: /@U/  Audio (UK)^{help, file}
• (US) IPA: /oʊ/, SAMPA: /oU/

[edit] Abbreviation

O

1. (cricket) The number of overs bowled.

[edit] Letter

O (plural O's)

1. The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, preceded by N and followed by P.
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.
3. (printing) American Library Association Abbreviation of octavo, a book size (20-25 cm).

[edit] Particle

O

1. (grammar) The English vocative particle (always in upper case), used for direct address in translations from languages which have the vocative case.

   O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? -- Galatians 3:1

[edit] Derived terms

• O Canada

[edit] Usage notes

This is one of the few grammatical particles English has, and it is borrowed via the various translations of the Bible. Irish is the last Indo-European language which does have it (as a full-blown grammatical case, unlike English, not resurrected but rather preserved), and indeed does it with the capital O.

[edit] Interjection

O

1. Expression of earnestness or reverence, used before the name of a deity or revered person in impassioned speech.

[edit] Synonyms

• oh

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /oː/

[edit] Letter

O (capital, lowercase o)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

[edit] See also

• Previous letter: N
• Next letter: P

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔ/, SAMPA: /O/

[edit] Noun

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O m. and f. inv.

1. The thirteenth letter of the Italian alphabet
2. The fifteenth letter of the Latin alphabet

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /o/

[edit] Letter

O (capital, lowercase o)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /o/. Preceded by N and followed by P.

[edit] Usage notes

When followed by the letter a, a dipthong representing the phoneme /o̯a/ is formed, as in foarte /'fo̯ar.te/

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[edit] Slovene

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[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Letter

O (capital, lowercase o)

1. The 16th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by N and followed by P.