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OP'TION, n. [L. optio, from opto, to wish or desire.] 1. The power of choosing; ...
OP'TIONAL, a. 1. Left to one's wish or choice; depending on choice or preference...
OP'ULENCE, n. [L. opulentia, from opes, wealth.] Wealth; riches; affluence. [Opu...
OP'ULENT, a. [L. opulentus.] Wealthy; rich; affluent; having a large estate or p...
OP'ULENTLY, adv. Richly; with abundance or splendor.
OPUS'CULE, n. [L. opusculum.] A small work.
OR, a termination of Latin nouns, is a contraction of vir, a man, or from the sa...
OR'ACH, OR'ACLE, n. [L. oraculum, from oro, to utter.] 1. Among pagans, the answ...
ORAC'ULAR, ORAC'ULARLY, ORAC'ULOUS, a. 1. Uttering oracles; as an oracular tongu...
ORAC'ULOUSLY, adv. 1. In the manner of an oracle. 2. Authoritatively; positively.
ORAC'ULOUSNESS, n. The state of being oracular.
OR'AISON, n. [L. oratio.] Prayer; verbal supplication or oral worship; now writt...
O'RAL, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth.] Uttered by the mouth or in words; spoken, no...
O'RALLY, adv. by mouth; in words, without writing; as traditions derived orally ...
ORANG-OU'TANG, n. The satyr or great ape (Simia satyrus,) an animal with a flat ...
OR'ANGE, n. [L. aurantium; so named from aurum, gold, which the orange resembles...