Oe

[ oh-ey ]

/ ˈoʊ eɪ /

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noun

Ken·za·bu·ro

[ken-zah-boor-oh], /ˌkɛn zɑˈbʊər oʊ/, born 1935, Japanese novelist and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1994.

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Other definitions for Oe (2 of 4)

abbreviation Electricity.

oersted; oersteds.

Other definitions for Oe (3 of 4)

or O.E.

abbreviation

Old English (def. 1).

Commerce. omissions excepted.

Other definitions for Oe (4 of 4)

o.e.

or oe

abbreviation Commerce.

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How to use Oe in a sentence

From that same part of the world, not far from the Highlands, we get the word OE, a whirlwind off OF the Faroe Islands.
National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words|David Bukszpan|April 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Kogito Choko, modeled on Oe, becomes obsessed with tapes made by his lifelong friend before he committed suicide.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|March 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Oe explores themes of nationalism and post-war Japan, as well as the complex relationship between friends.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|March 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The German long e is represented by , oe, ae, and in Slavic and Hebrew words also by ee.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener

The simple infinitive after leouere is noteworthy: the reading of N represents the normal OE.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
Hhliche spilede: Madden translates nobly diverted themselves, with the usual meaning of OE.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
A letter "p with tilde above" was used twice in OE as an abbreviation for pence; this ebook uses "p" instead.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
If it be desired to arrange them as ae, oe, ue, they must be so written.
How to Catalogue a Library|Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley

British Dictionary definitions for Oe (1 of 4)

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oersted

British Dictionary definitions for Oe (2 of 4)

abbreviation for

Old English (language)

British Dictionary definitions for Oe (3 of 4)

Oë

/ (ˈaʊi) /

noun

Kenzaburo (kɛnzəˈbʊrəʊ). born 1935, Japanese novelist and writer; his books include The Catch (1958), A Personal Matter (1964), and Silent Cry (1989): Nobel prize for literature 1994

British Dictionary definitions for Oe (4 of 4)

o.e.

/ commerce /

abbreviation for

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