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  OTA

  Office of Technology Assessment.
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  -ota

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

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

It’s a group Macdonald raved about following Wednesday’s OTA.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

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

Here’s more of what we learned during Thursday’s OTA:

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

And during Thursday’s OTA, Jackson often looked like the best player on the field, picking off a Geno Smith pass in one seven-on-seven session and batting away a few others.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023