o'er

[ awr, ohr ]

/ ɔr, oʊr /

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preposition, adverb Literary.

contraction of over.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH o'er

oar, o'er , or, ore

Other definitions for o'er (2 of 2)

OER

open education(al) resource(s).

How to use o'er in a sentence

And alle e oer figures ben bot betokene bot sex thousant seuyne hundryth nynty & 8.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
Here he teches what ou schalt do when ou hast write too rewes of figuris on vnder an-oer, as I sayd be-fore.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
If ou schalt at one & sett it vppo e oer figuris hed, and sett in at 1.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
Of nombres, that one is clepede digitalle, that othere Article, Another a nombre componede oer myxt.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous

And yf the other figure signyfie any other digital nombre fro vnyte forthe, oer the nombre is ode or evene.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for o'er

o'er

/ (ɔː, əʊə) /

preposition, adverb

a poetic contraction of over

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