Oz

¹

[oz]

noun

Australian Slang.

1. Australia.

Oz

²

[oz]

noun

1. Land of Oz.

oz.

³

abbreviation

1. ounce; ounces.

oz

¹

abbreviation

1. ounce

Oz

²

/ ɒz /

noun

1. slang,  Australia

oz

1. Abbreviation of ounce

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oz¹

Jocular back formation from Aussie ( def. ) (with voiced sibilant)

Origin of Oz²

Abbreviation of Italian onza

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oz¹

from Italian onza

Example Sentences

The musical itself is a spin-off of the 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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He’s still mad at Mehmet Oz, his Senate opponent, and takes a hard poke at journalists in general and a few in particular.

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However, “I would actually be on the lookout for a bit of profit-taking to take prices back down to near $4,000/oz in coming days and weeks,” Razaqzada says.

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On Monday night, London’s Leicester Square was transformed into the magical Land of Oz, with Wicked-inspired shades of pink and green and a sprawling yellow brick road running through the middle.

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He even seemed to doze off at one point in the middle of a presentation by Dr. Mehmet Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, in the Oval Office.

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