English abbreviation dictionary - ous
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Ous
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Oxford Union Society univ. abbr.
Ontario Ultra Series firm name abbr.
Oklahoma Upholstery Supply Company firm name abbr.
Organizational Universe Systems
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1.
~ suffix describes something that causes or has a particular quality (dangerous (=full of danger) | spacious (=with much space)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -us, ~, from Latin -osus 1. full of ; abounding in ; having ; possessing the qualities of clamorous poisonous 2. having a valence lower than in compounds or ions named with an adjective ending in -ic mercurous ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
suffix. 1 forming adjectives meaning 'abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of' (envious; glorious; mountainous; poisonous). 2 Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in -ic (ferrous). Derivatives -ously suffix forming adverbs. -ousness suffix forming nouns. Etymology: from or after AF -ous, OF -eus, f. L -osus ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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