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os1 definition

os (ōs)

noun pl. osar o′sar′ (ōsär′)

Etymology: Swed ås, ridge, pl. åsar < ON āss < IE base *omso-, shoulder > Gr ōmos, L umerus, shoulder

os2 definition

os (äs)

noun pl. ossa os′sa ()

a bone

Etymology: L: see ossify

os3 definition

os (äs)

noun pl. ora o′ra (ōrə, ôrə)

a mouth; opening

Etymology: L: see oral

Os definition

Os

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OS definition

OS

  1. Old Saxon
  2. old series
  3. Old Style
  4. operating system
  5. Ordinary Seaman
  6. out of stock
Also, for OS & , os

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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