Oxon

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin Oxonia (“Oxfordshire”).

Proper noun[edit]

Oxon

  1. Postal abbreviation for Oxfordshire.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin Universitas Oxoniensis (“University of Oxford”).

Proper noun[edit]

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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