oz

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "oz"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian oz., abbreviation of onza (obsolete form of oncia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʊns/
  • Rhymes: -aʊns
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Noun

oz (plural oz or ozs)

  1. Abbreviation of ounce; any of various units of weight and volume.
    Add 8 oz of flour.

Usage notes

The symbol oz is used only after a number to indicate a quantity of a substance. It is usually written with a space between it and the number.

Translations

Further reading

  • “oz”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

French

Symbol

oz

  1. (obsolete, rare) ounces, oz

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish ås, from Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

oz m inan

  1. esker

Declension

Declension of oz
singular plural
nominative oz ozy
genitive ozu ozów
dative ozowi ozom
accusative oz ozy
instrumental ozem ozami
locative ozie ozach
vocative ozie ozy

Further reading

  • oz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin hodiē.

Adverb

oz

  1. today

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *Āŕ. Compare Turkish az.

Adverb

oz

  1. few, a little
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