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optimum orbit
tained in interviews concerning personal experiences and recollections;
: the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some
also the study of such information 2 : a written work based on oral
end; esp : the most favorable condition for the growth and reproduc-
history — oral historian n
tion of an organism 2 : greatest dceree attained or attainable under
oral-ism •ör-, 'är-\ n (1883) : advocacy or use of the oral
implied or specified conditions — optimum adj
method of teaching the deaf — oral•ist n
lop.tion n [F, fr. L option-, optio free choice; akin to L optare
orang n [by shortening] (1778) : ORANGUTAN
to choose] (ea. 1604) 1 : an act of choosing 2 a: the power or right
lor.ange Vär-inj, chiefly Northern & Midland •or-inj,
to choose : freedom of choice b : a privilege of demanding fulfillment
n [ME, fr. MF, fr. OProv auranja, fr. Ar nüranj, fr. Per nårang, fr. Skt
of a contract on any day within a specified tlrne c : a contract convey.
wish to
WE MAY
ing a righ
any of v us rather
ecty interest
1 foliolat eaves, hard
right conveye
oranges 2
the form inw h paym due on policy
3 : any of a
3 : something
action (didn't ma
2 : of the color
tion to or in p
play in which a
'r sympathizi with Orangemen
— called also opt
20ption (1926)
[F, fr. orange +
op.tion.al
with water
compulsory — op ,äp-shö-'
orange ghromide n [chromide, ultim. fr. Gk chromis, a sea fish] (1933)
adv
tted f sh (Etroplus maculatus)
NEVER KNOW
opte- mb for
: vision
cium
op.to.ele
and is
constr ( I
for emit
am Ill
elec•tro ic
society
op.to.ki. t.i
involvin ov
sover-
i shman
op•tom•e rist\ 'tä-
tice opt
op.tom.e.try n [IS V] 1886) : the art or pro esslon o examining
orange peel n (ca. 1909) : a rough surface (as on porcelain) like that of
the eye for defects and faults of refraction and prescribing correctional
an orange
All The Good
7) : tea made from the smalles d youngest
lenses or exercises op.to.
opt out vi (1951) choos ott particip e I n me in
used with of (opt
for raising
op.u.lence \ "ä-p a-I
: ABUNDANCE, P
(-3)n n (1884)
op.u.lent \ -Ian adj
work] (1601) • exhibi
a large estat
) : some-
b : amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of
what orange
ostentation (livin in comfort) syn see RICH — adv
THAT A SIMPLE
opun.ti
fre Op
rilla d has brown
genus P
joints
d 778)
compa e c
opus Vö-pa
tion fr.
oper-, opus
sition or se'
n ner
opus-cule
r.o reto
1656) a
h. to
opus •cu •
Gk ara prayer] ( 1502) : an elaborate discourse delivere In a ormal
(as of literature) — usu. used in pl.
lor \ar, 'Or, Southern also •är\ conj [ME, alter. of other, of OE and dignified manner
or.a.tor \ •or-a-IN, •är-\ n (15c) 1 : one who delivers an oration 2
oththe; akin to OHG eddo or
SMILE
speaker
indicate an alternative (c
656) : a member of
substitutive character o
founded in Rome in
approximation or uncer
unities secular priests under
3 archaic : WHETHER 4
forms a complex senten
(1589) : of, relating to, or
uent sentences is true; co
tor.i.cal.ly adv
20r prep [ME, fr. or, adv.,
i.os [It, fr_ the Oratorio di
— more at ERE] (13c) archaic .
N ) in Rome] (ca. 1738)
30r conj (13c) archaic :
ture consisting chiefly of
'or n (ME, fr.M old, fr. L
: the heraldic color gol
Oratorie, fr.
OR n [lor] (1947)
r; esp : a private or
inputs to be present or
regation, house, or
or a statement to be ex
I-or n suffix [ME, fr. O -eur,
fr. L -ator, fr. v. stem + -tor, agent suf!ix; akin to Gk -tör, agent 20ratory n [L oratoria, fr. fem. of oratorius oratorical, fr. or-are] (1593)
1 : the art of speaking in public eloquently or effectively 2 a: public
suffix, Skt -ta : one that does a (specifi
Can Do.
s oratory b : public speaking that is character-
2-0r n suffix ME, fr. OF -eur, fr
phrases and that appeals chiefly to the emo-
mean or)
Ora pl of os
orbis circle, disk, orb] (14c) 1
or•ache or or.ach \ •or-ich, 'är-\ ME orage, arage
tronomy surrounding the earth
(assumed) VL atrapic-, a trapex, Gk arraphaxys 1 3c any
00 s in th revolutions 2 archaic some-
ous herbs (genus Atriplex) Of th osef00t family t at i
erical body; esp : a spherical
A. hortensis) used as potherbs
There rmou t ed by a cross symboliz-
or.a.cle \ 'Or-a-kol, •ar-\ n ME,
speak — more at ORATION (15c)
2 archaic ; ENCIRCLE,
shrine in which a deity reveals hidden knowledge or the divine purpose
vi, archaic : to move in an orbit
SURROUND. ENCLOSE
through such a person c : an answer or decision given an oracle 2
or.bic.u.lar adj [ME orbiculer, fr. MF or LL; MF or-
a : a person givmg wise or authoritative decisions or opinions b : an biculaire, fr. LL orbicularis, fr. L orbiculus, dim. of orbis] (I-SC) : SPHERI-
CAL. CIRCULAR — or.bic.u.lar.ly adv
authoritative or wise expression or answer
orac.u.lqr adj LL oraculuml (1678) 1 : of, atin
Mdfhéryffoeresa
to, or being an oracle 2 : resembling an oracle (as in solem y
rbis]
delivery) syn see DICTATORIAL —
n — orac.u.lnr.ly adv
or-, os mouth; akin to ON Oss mo
by
Loral Vör-al, •ör-, a
river, Skt ds mouth] (168 i a : uttered by the mouth or in wor s
one body in its revolution about another as by the earth a ut the sun
: SPOKEN b : using speech or the lips esp. in teaching the deaf 2 a
: of, given through, or involving the mouth b : being on or relating to
the same surface as the mouth 3 a of, relating to, or characterized
by the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic the-
Ory during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of
food), by sucking, and later by biting b : of, relating to, or character-
ized by personality traits of passive dependenc\ and aggressiveness —
oral•i•ty n — oral•ly \'ör-a-le, Or-, tär-\ adv
Oral n (1876): an oral examination
usu. used in pl.
oral history n (1955) 1 : tape-recorded historical information ob-
or by an electron about an atomic nucleus); also: one complcte revolu-
tion of a body describing such a path b : a circular path 2 : a range
or sphere of activity or influence syn see RANGE — adj
abut kitten, F table further ash mop, mar
out chin Xii hit job
sing go law thin loot foot
yet vision k, n, æ, LE, ce, see Guide to Pronunciation
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