OTA

¹ American  

1. Office of Technology Assessment.

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-ota ² American  

1. a plural suffix occurring in taxonomic names, especially of phyla.

   Eumycota.

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Etymology

Origin of -ota

< New Latin < Greek, neuter plural of -ōtos, equivalent to -ō- ( see -osis) + -tos adj. suffix; cf. zygote

Example Sentences

During Wednesday’s OTA those two ran consistently with the starting unit.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

He was not made available to reporters Tuesday, and his availability during OTA workouts is to be determined, a team spokesman said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

OTA, of course, is just an NFL legalistic term for “practice,” mostly denoting that the workouts are voluntary and cannot involve full pads or contact.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

Second-year cornerback Coby Bryant also sat out the team portion of the OTA but did take part in the walk-through.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Bumphus was present and took part in drills, but obviously one noncontact OTA is not enough to make a real assessment of where things stand at nose tackle.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023