English Explanatory Dictionary

oz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abbreviation of ounce; any of various units of weight and volume.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Land of Oz, the fictional setting created by L. Frank Baum for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and other works. The term has been extended from the original country of Oz to the entire fictional world of Oz. Subsequently used as a setting by other authors and artists.
noun
  1. An unreal, magical realm.
name
  1. Australia.
name
  1. A male given name.
  2. A diminutive of the male given names Oscar, Oswald, or Osbourne.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A surname from Turkish, notably borne by Dr. Oz
noun
  1. An ounce (especially of marijuana or other drugs).
noun
  1. Initialism of opportunity zone.

Pronunciation

/aʊns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-ounce.wav /ɒz/ En-us-Oz.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-Oz.wav /oʊ ziː/

Word forms

oz ozs oz. Ozes Öz Ooz Oez Œz Ez O.Z. ohzee oh-zee oh zee ozee o-zee

Etymology

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

Synonyms

wonderland Aussie Aussieland

Derived words

Ozian Ozite Wizard of Oz Ozploitation Ozzie
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