Oz
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oz"
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɒz/
- Rhymes: -ɒz
- Homophone: awes (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
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Etymology 1 edit
After the fictional land in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Oz
- 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.
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Oz (uncountable)
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Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from Aus, abbreviation of Australia.
Proper noun edit
Oz
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Abbreviations.
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- Diminutive of Osbourne.
- A male given name.
- A diminutive of the male given names Oscar or Oswald.
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- A surname.
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- A surname from Turkish.
Further reading edit
- Oz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Australia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Land of Oz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia