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of1 definition
of (uv)
- from; specif.,
- derived or coming from men of Ohio
- resulting from; caused by; through to die of fever
- proceeding as a product from; by the poems of Poe
- resulting from an operation or process involving the product of 3 and 4
- at a distance from or apart from (a specified reference point) east of the city
- deprived, relieved, or separated from cured of cancer, robbed of his money
- from the whole, or total number, constituting part of the time, one of her hats
- distinguished as by excellence from among the greatest of our Presidents
- distinguished as the best, most important, etc. from among the holy of holies
- made from; using as its material (a specified substance) a sheet of paper, made of tin
- is what was done, expressed, etc. by how wise of her!
- belonging to the pages of a book, the square root of 3, that dog of his
- having; possessing a man of property
- containing a bag of nuts
- that is; having the designation of; specified as the state of Utah, a height of six feet
- as a way to characterize a prince of a fellow
- with (something specified) as object, goal, etc. a reader of books
- having as a distinguishing quality or attribute; characterized by a man of honor, a year of plenty
- as characterized with respect to quick of mind, hard of heart
- concerning; about; with reference to think well of me
- set aside for; dedicated to a day of rest
- during of late years
- Informal on or at (a specified day, time, etc.) he came of a Friday
- before: used in telling time ten minutes of nine
- Archaic by rejected of men
Etymology: ME < OE, unstressed var. of af, æf, away (from); akin to Ger ab < IE base *apo-, from, away from > L ab (see ab-), Gr apo-
of2 definition
of
- outfield
- outfielder
OF definition
OF
Old French
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