o/s


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o.s.

abbr.
1. Latin oculus sinister (left eye)
2. old series
3. or o/s out of stock

old style

n.
1. Printing A style of type originating in the 1700s and characterized by slight contrast between light and heavy strokes and slanting serifs.
2. Old Style Abbr. OS or O/S The method of reckoning dates according to the Julian calendar.

os 1

 (ōs)
n. pl. o·ra (ôr′ə)
A mouth or an opening.
[Latin ōs, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots.]

os 2

 (ŏs)
n. pl. os·sa (ŏs′ə)
A bone.
[Latin, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]

os 3

 (ōs)
n. pl. os·ar (ō′sär′)
See esker.
[Swedish ås, ridge, from Old Norse āss.]

Os

The symbol for osmium.

OS

abbr.
1. or O/S Old Style
2. operating system
3. ordinary seaman
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Translations

o/s

ABBR (Comm) =outsize → de tamaño extraordinario
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