Oswald
[oz-wawld] /ˈɒz wɔld/
noun
1.
Lee Harvey, 1939–63, designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy.
2.
a male given name.
/ˈɒzwəld/
noun
1.
Lee Harvey. 1939–63, presumed assassin (1963) of US president John F. Kennedy; murdered by Jack Ruby two days later
2.
Saint. ?605–41 ad, king of Northumbria (634–41); with St Aidan he restored Christianity to the region. He was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia. Feast day: Aug 5
masc. proper name, from Old English Osweald “god-power, god-ruler,” from Old English os “god” (only in personal names), from PIE *ansu- “spirit” (see Oscar) + Old English (ge)weald “power.”
Read Also:
- Oswego-tea
noun 1. a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having a cluster of showy, bright-red tubular flowers.
- Oswiecim
[awsh-vyen-cheem] /ɔʃˈvyɛn tʃim/ noun 1. Polish name of . /Polish ɔʃˈfjɛntʃim/ noun 1. the Polish name for Auschwitz
- OT
1. occupational therapy. 2. . 3. Old Testament. 4. overnight telegram. 5. . 1. variant of before a vowel: otalgia. 1. Old Testament. 1. . abbreviation 1. occupational therapy 2. occupational therapist 3. Old Testament 4. overtime combining form 1. a variant of oto- otalgia OT abbr. occupational therapy ot- pref. Variant of oto-. OpenTransport […]
- O.t.
1. . 1. Old Testament.
- OTA
1. . 1. a plural suffix occurring in taxonomic names, especially of phyla: Eumycota. 1. Office of Technology Assessment 2. Office of Technical Assistance 3. Orthopaedic Trauma Association