Ops

[ ops ]
/ ɒps /

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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Definition for ops (2 of 3)

OPS

or O.P.S.

Office of Price Stabilization.

Definition for ops (3 of 3)

op
[ op ]
/ ɒp /

noun

op art.
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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)

OP

abbreviation for

military observation post
Ordo Praedicatorum (the Dominicans)
organophosphate

Word Origin for OP

(for sense 2) Latin: Order of Preachers
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