oz
/aʊns/ · noun
Meaning
- Abbreviation of ounce; any of various units of weight and volume.
- 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.
- An unreal, magical realm.
- Australia.
- A male given name.
- A diminutive of the male given names Oscar, Oswald, or Osbourne.
- A surname.
- A surname from Turkish, notably borne by Dr. Oz
- An ounce (especially of marijuana or other drugs).
- Initialism of opportunity zone.
Etymology / origin
From Italian oz., abbreviation of onza (obsolete form of oncia).
- oz.(Italian)→
- oz (English)
- Relations: der
Related words
Descendant words
- Oz Terra(Translingual) (der)
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