Meaning of oo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. (Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.
   obsolete
2. Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct.
3. Alternative letter-case form of oo.
   alt-of
4. A dictionary transcription for the FOOT vowel, used i.a. in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
5. A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel, used i.a. in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Equivalents

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.”

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