Ops

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/ ɒps /

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noun

the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.

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Words nearby Ops

opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, OPRA, opry, Ops, op-shop, -opsia, opsimath, opsin, opsinogen

Other definitions for Ops (2 of 2)

OPS

or O.P.S.

Office of Price Stabilization.

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How to use Ops in a sentence

The remote controlled flying craft has gone from covert military ops to a communal backyard hobby.
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But six years is a long time, and now clearly she values photo ops more than she did.
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There are already special ops and CIA teams equipping, training, and directing local units in Iraq.
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“It is testimony to the effectiveness of Russian propaganda and psy-ops,” she says.
Reality Check in Ukraine|Jamie Dettmer|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“For better or worse, Tech Ops cared deeply about being accountable to something larger than itself,” he wrote.
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Both festivals are significant, and we shall meet with Consus and Ops again in close connection in December.
The Religion of Ancient Rome|Cyril Bailey
Might I not at that very instant have been cogitating on the characters of Saturn and Ops?
Keats|Sidney Colvin
Might I not at 315 that very instant have been cogitating on the characters of Saturn and Ops?
Life of John Keats|Sidney Colvin
She was the daughter of Saturn and Ops, and was both sister and wife of Jupiter.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White
Ops, or Rhea, his wife, succeeded in concealing Jupiter from him.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White

British Dictionary definitions for Ops (1 of 2)

Ops

/ (ɒps) /

noun

the Roman goddess of abundance and fertility, wife of SaturnGreek counterpart: Rhea

British Dictionary definitions for Ops (2 of 2)

ops.

abbreviation for

operations

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