Meaning of -o- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of -o-; used to clarify that the O sound should be pronounced distinctly and not as an OO sound.
   alt-of, alternative, archaic, morpheme, nonstandard, rare, sometimes
2. A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
   morpheme
3. a monoclonal antibody derived from a murine source

Equivalents

Examples

“extreme + -o- + -phile producing extremophile”

“blog + -o- + -sphere producing blogosphere”

“speed + -o- + meter producing speedometer”

“sadism + -o- + masochism producing sadomasochism”

“smell + -o- + vision producing smell-o-vision”

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