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ochl-

UK/ɒ.kl/

ochl- is the alternative form of ochlo-.

Meaning of ochlo-

Prefix

ochlo-

  1. Crowd, mob.
    • ochlo- + -cracy → ochlocracy (“rule by a mob”)

Origin of ochl-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “mob”).

Questions about ochl-

What is ochl- the alternative form of?
Ochl- is the alternative form of ochlo-.
How do you pronounce ochl-?
Ochl- is pronounced /ɒ.kl/ (UK).

Words near ochl- in the dictionary

  1. ochery
  2. oches
  3. Ochiltree
  4. Ochiltree County
  5. ochimy
  6. ochl-
  7. ochlagogue
  8. ochlagogues
  9. ochlagogy
  10. ochlarchy
  11. ochleses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ochl- (page history and authors); ochlo- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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