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O'

//ə// prefix, prep

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    descendant of; used to form Irish patronymic surnames. morpheme

    "O'Reilly"

Preposition
  1. 1
    Contraction of of, usually before consonants. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, unstressed

    "Gimme two o’ those ones."

  2. 2
    Contraction of on. abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction, unstressed

    "A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog!"

Etymology

From Irish Ó. Unrelated to English o' (“of”).

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