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-ole
1- a suffix found in French loanwords of Latin origin, usually diminutives, and later in adaptations of words borrowed directly from Latin or in New Latin coinages: centriole;
areole;
centriole;
vacuole.
-ole
2- a suffix used in names of chemical compounds, especially five-membered, unsaturated rings ( carbazole; indole; thiazole ) and, less systematically, aromatic ethers ( anisole; safrole ).
olé
3[ oh-ley ]
interjection
- (used as a shout of approval, triumph, or encouragement.)
noun
- a cry of “olé.”
ole-
4- variant of oleo- before a vowel:
oleiferous.
-ole
1suffix
- indicating something small
arteriole
-ole
2combining form
- denoting an organic unsaturated compound containing a 5-membered ring
thiazole
- denoting an aromatic organic ether
anisole
OLE
3abbreviation for
- object linking and embedding: a system for linking and embedding data, images, and programs from different sources
olé
4/ əʊˈleɪ /
interjection
- an exclamation of approval or encouragement customary at bullfights, flamenco dancing, and other Spanish or Latin American events
noun
- a cry of olé
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ole1
From French, from Latin -olus, -ola, -olum, variant of -ulus -ule with stems ending in a vowel
Origin of -ole3
First recorded in 1910–15; from Spanish ole, olé, from Arabic wa-llāh “and Allah,” from wa “and” + allāh “God, Allah”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ole1
from Latin -olus, diminutive suffix
Origin of -ole2
from Latin oleum oil, from Greek elaion, from elaia olive
Origin of -ole3
Spanish, from Arabic wa-llāh, from wa and + allāh God
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