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short o

short o noun: the vowel sound /ɒ/, as in the words "top" and "dot". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in potting as contrasted with poting.).

Noun

short o (plural short o's)

  1. The vowel sound /ɒ/, as in the words "top" and "dot". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in potting as contrasted with poting.)
    Antonyms:
    long o

Antonyms of short o

Forms of short o

pluralshort o's

Questions about short o

What does short o mean?
Short o means the vowel sound /ɒ/, as in the words "top" and "dot". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in potting as contrasted with poting.).
What part of speech is short o?
Short o is a noun.
What is the plural of short o?
The plural of short o is short o's.

Words near short o in the dictionary

  1. short man syndrome
  2. short measure
  3. short message service
  4. short meter
  5. Short money
  6. short o
  7. short of
  8. short of a length
  9. short of breath
  10. short on looks
  11. short oo

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