Oxon

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Latin Oxonia (Oxfordshire).

Proper noun

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Oxon

  1. Postal abbreviation for Oxfordshire.

Etymology 2

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From Latin Universitas Oxoniensis (University of Oxford).

Proper noun

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Oxon

  1. (after a qualification) University of Oxford, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
    Synonym: Oxf
    The Crown Proceedings Act, 1947. By J. R. Bickford Smith, b.a. (Oxon), of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law

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