Oxon
[ ok-son, -suhn ]
/ ˈɒk sɒn, -sən /
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noun
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Other definitions for Oxon (2 of 3)
Oxon.1
abbreviation
Oxford.
Origin of Oxon.
1From the Medieval Latin word Oxonia
Other definitions for Oxon (3 of 3)
Oxon.2
abbreviation
of Oxford.
Origin of Oxon.
2From the Medieval Latin word Oxoniēnsis
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British Dictionary definitions for Oxon (1 of 2)
Oxon
abbreviation for
Oxfordshire
Word Origin for Oxon
from Latin Oxonia
British Dictionary definitions for Oxon (2 of 2)
Oxon.
/ (ˈɒksən) /
abbreviation for
(in degree titles) of Oxford
Word Origin for Oxon.
from Latin Oxoniensis
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