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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in Transcaucasia; Caucasian Gypsies. plural, plural-only
2. 2
   Initialism of locator outer marker. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. 3
   Initialism of Legion of Merit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

   "Two LOMs were presented at HQ U.S. Army Automatic Data Field Systems Command, Fort Belvoir, Va."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town in northwestern Bulgaria.
2. 2
   a town in the Czech Republic

Synonyms

All synonyms

boshaboshalocator outer marker

Example

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"Two LOMs were presented at HQ U.S. Army Automatic Data Field Systems Command, Fort Belvoir, Va."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Related to Rom and Dôm.

Etymology 2

From Bulgarian Лом (Lom).

Etymology 3

From Czech Lom.

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