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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Measurement
oz British English, oz. American English  TMthe written abbreviation of ounce or ounces / ounce ounces 的书面缩写 ,盎司
Oz /ɒz $ ɒːz/ noun British English, AusE informal  a short way of saying Australia Australia的一种简略说法
Examples from the Corpus
OzAt Oz camp, about a dozen people sat on chairs and blankets beneath a huge blue tarp tied to trees.Near a well-traveled box of spices was a piece of cardboard on which the Oz campers' wish list was written.I am going to Oz to get my brains at last.
From Longman Business Dictionaryoz.oz. written abbreviation for OUNCE(S)Origin Oz (1900-2000) Australia oz. (1500-1600) Italian onza ounce, from Latin uncia; → OUNCE
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abbreviation of the Corpus ounce ounces or written Business


oz
oz British English, oz. American English
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Italian
 Origin: onza 'ounce', from Latin uncia; ounce
the written abbreviation of ounce or ounces


Oz
Oz /ɒz $ ɒːz/ noun British English Australian English informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Australia
a short way of saying Australia


OzBrE /ɒz/ 🔊NAmE /ɑːz/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (BrE, AustralE, NZE, informal) Australia 澳大利亚;澳洲


oz abbreviation (in writing 书写形式) ounce(s) 盎司(重量单位)4oz sugar4 盎司的糖