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For example, in Beijing Mandarin, the classifier tiáo is used with a noun for a long, thin object like a snake, rope, street, river, pole, etc., but may also be used for cattle, law, and rhinoceros.

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  1. noun The 15th letter of the modern English alphabet.
  2. noun Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter o.
  3. noun The 15th in a series.

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  1. Also a (see a); abbreviation of on: see on.
  2. Middle English o, oo, variant of a, for earlier on, oon, an, from Anglo-Saxon ān, one: see a, an, one.
  3. Also a (see a); abbreviation of of: see of.
 

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