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of (uv)

  1. from; specif.,
    1. derived or coming from men of Ohio
    2. resulting from; caused by; through to die of fever
    3. proceeding as a product from; by the poems of Poe
    4. resulting from an operation or process involving the product of 3 and 4
    5. at a distance from or apart from (a specified reference point) east of the city
    6. deprived, relieved, or separated from cured of cancer, robbed of his money
    7. from the whole, or total number, constituting part of the time, one of her hats
    8. distinguished as by excellence from among the greatest of our Presidents
    9. distinguished as the best, most important, etc. from among the holy of holies
    10. made from; using as its material (a specified substance) a sheet of paper, made of tin
  2. is what was done, expressed, etc. by how wise of her!
  3. belonging to the pages of a book, the square root of 3, that dog of his
    1. having; possessing a man of property
    2. containing a bag of nuts
    1. that is; having the designation of; specified as the state of Utah, a height of six feet
    2. as a way to characterize a prince of a fellow
  4. with (something specified) as object, goal, etc. a reader of books
    1. having as a distinguishing quality or attribute; characterized by a man of honor, a year of plenty
    2. as characterized with respect to quick of mind, hard of heart
  5. concerning; about; with reference to think well of me
  6. set aside for; dedicated to a day of rest
    1. during of late years
    2. Informal on or at (a specified day, time, etc.) he came of a Friday
  7. before: used in telling time ten minutes of nine
  8. 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

  1. outfield
  2. outfielder
OF definition

OF

Old French

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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