ole-


  1. variant of oleo- before a vowel: oleiferous.

Other definitions for -ole (2 of 4)

-ole1

  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: areole;centriole;vacuole.

Origin of -ole

2
From French, from Latin -olus, -ola, -olum, variant of -ulus -ule with stems ending in a vowel

Other definitions for -ole (3 of 4)

-ole2

  1. a suffix used in names of chemical compounds, especially five-membered, unsaturated rings (carbazole; indole; thiazole) and, less systematically, aromatic ethers (anisole; safrole).

Origin of -ole

3
<French <Latin oleumoil

Other definitions for olé (4 of 4)

olé
[ oh-ley ]

interjection
  1. (used as a shout of approval, triumph, or encouragement.)

noun
  1. a cry of “olé.”

Origin of olé

4
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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How to use ole- in a sentence

  • Among the books I had last lent Olé was one about pebbles, and it pleased him extremely.

    The Sand-Hills of Jutland | Hans Christian Andersen

British Dictionary definitions for OLE (1 of 4)

OLE

/ computing /


abbreviation for
  1. object linking and embedding: a system for linking and embedding data, images, and programs from different sources

British Dictionary definitions for -ole (2 of 4)

-ole1

n combining form
  1. denoting an organic unsaturated compound containing a 5-membered ring: thiazole

  2. denoting an aromatic organic ether: anisole

Origin of -ole

2
from Latin oleum oil, from Greek elaion, from elaia olive

British Dictionary definitions for -ole (3 of 4)

-ole2

suffix
  1. indicating something small: arteriole

Origin of -ole

3
from Latin -olus, diminutive suffix

British Dictionary definitions for olé (4 of 4)

olé

/ (əʊˈleɪ) /


interjection
  1. an exclamation of approval or encouragement customary at bullfights, flamenco dancing, and other Spanish or Latin American events

noun
  1. a cry of olé

Origin of olé

4
Spanish, from Arabic wa-llāh, from wa and + allāh God

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