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oleo
o·le·o
/
ˈoʊ
liˌoʊ
/
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[
oh
-lee-oh
]
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noun
margarine
.
Origin:
1880–85;
by shortening of
oleomargarine
Can be confused:
oleo,
olio
.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
oleo-
a combining form meaning “oil,” used in the formation of compound words:
oleograph.
Also,
especially before a vowel,
ole-
.
Origin:
<
Latin,
combining form representing
oleum
oil
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Collins
World English Dictionary
oleo-
—
combining form
oil:
oleomargarine
[from Latin
oleum
oil
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
oleo
1884, connercial shortening of
oleomargarine
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
oleo-
or
ole-
pref.
Oil:
oleic acid.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
oleo
oleomargarine
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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