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variant of oleo- before a vowel: oleiferous.
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Other definitions for ole- (2 of 4)
-ole1
a suffix found in French loanwords of Latin origin, usually diminutives, and later in adaptations of words borrowed directly from Latin or in New Latin coinages: areole;centriole;vacuole.
Origin of -ole
1Other definitions for ole- (3 of 4)
-ole2
a suffix used in names of chemical compounds, especially five-membered, unsaturated rings (carbazole; indole; thiazole) and, less systematically, aromatic ethers (anisole; safrole).
Also -ol2.
Origin of -ole
2<French <Latin oleumoil
Other definitions for ole- (4 of 4)
olé
[ oh-ley ]
/ oʊˈleɪ /
interjection
(used as a shout of approval, triumph, or encouragement).
noun
a cry of “olé.”
Origin of olé
First recorded in 1910–15; from Spanish ole, olé, from Arabic wa-llāh “and Allah,” from wa “and” + allāh “God, Allah”
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How to use ole- in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for ole- (1 of 4)
OLE
/ computing /
abbreviation for
object linking and embedding: a system for linking and embedding data, images, and programs from different sources
British Dictionary definitions for ole- (2 of 4)
-ole1
-ol
n combining form
denoting an organic unsaturated compound containing a 5-membered ringthiazole
denoting an aromatic organic etheranisole
Word Origin for -ole
from Latin oleum oil, from Greek elaion, from elaia olive
British Dictionary definitions for ole- (3 of 4)
-ole2
suffix
indicating something smallarteriole
Word Origin for -ole
from Latin -olus, diminutive suffix
British Dictionary definitions for ole- (4 of 4)
olé
/ (əʊˈleɪ) /
interjection
an exclamation of approval or encouragement customary at bullfights, flamenco dancing, and other Spanish or Latin American events
noun
a cry of olé
Word Origin for olé
Spanish, from Arabic wa-llāh, from wa and + allāh God
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