Definitions
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- prefix no longer productive A prefix of Old English origin meaning: "from the
outset ", "original ", "out ", "out of", or "without ".
Etymologies
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From Middle English or-, from Old English or- ("or-"), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”). Cognate with West Frisian oar-, Dutch oor-, German ur-, Gothic (us-). Identical with Old English ā- ("a-"). More at a-.
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Examples
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Gigot: This is sort of public--broader public information about the direction of the economy or-
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The company reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss of -$2.7 million, or -15 cents per share, compared with -$52 million, or- $2.88 per share, a year earlier.
unknown title 2011
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Snooki, a sanitation worker in bunny ears and a babysitter wearing a rainbow hat went trick- or- treating Monday to fetch a load of money.
NY Daily News EMILY SHER 2011
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Snooki, a sanitation worker in bunny ears and a babysitter wearing a rainbow hat went trick- or- treating Monday to fetch a load of money.
NY Daily News EMILY SHER 2011
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