Meaning of oo | Babel Free
ˈəʊ.əʊDefinitions
- (Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.
- Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct.
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Alternative letter-case form of oo. alt-of
- A dictionary transcription for the FOOT vowel, used i.a. in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
- A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel, used i.a. in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Examples
“Then came ther downe goodly ladyes tweyne […] And seyde, the gret Alpha & Oo most souereyne […] had hem thedyr sent.”
“On this visit⟳ I made careful inquiries as to the success of Mr. Gay's efforts to raise⟳ the "Oo" bird on this island.”
“Several years earlier, she had arranged to bring⟳ three pairs of the rapidly vanishing ʻōʻō bird from Hawai‘i island to Kaua‘i, hoping they would form⟳ a new colony.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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