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Om

[awm]

Origin

noun Hinduism.

a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.

Also, Aum.

Origin:
1780–90; < Sanskrit

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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Ostmark.

British.

Order of Merit.

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om

—*the internet domain name for*
	Oman

Om (əʊm)

—n
	Hinduism a sacred syllable typifying the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, who are concerned in the threefold operation of integration, maintenance, and disintegration

[from Sanskrit]

OM

—*abbreviation for*
1.	Order of Merit (a Brit title)

—*symbol for*
2.	currency (the former) Ostmark

OM

—*abbreviation for*
	Oman (international car registration)

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Word Origin & History

mystical word in Hinduism, Buddhism; an utterance of assent, 1788.

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