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Definition: Oz. |
Oz.Noun1. A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | Oz An object-oriented concurrent constraint language from the University of Saarbrucken. Oz is based on constraint communication, a new form of asynchronous communication using logic variables. Partial information about the values of variables is imposed concurrently and incrementally. Supports higher order programming and object-orientation including multiple inheritance. (ftp:duck.dfki.uni-sb.de/pub/papers) ["Object-Oriented Concurrent Constraint Programming in Oz", G. Smolka et al]. oz An old Australian top-level domain and network which got incorporated into the current one. The former Australian domains .oz, .edu and .com are now .oz.au, .edu.au and .com.au. (1994-10-04). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
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Synonym: Oz.Synonym: ounce (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | By the way, I loved you in the Wizard of Oz. (A League of Their Own; writing credit: Kim Wilson; Kelly Candaele) You wait here, I'll go warn the Wizard of Oz. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) Do not arouse the wrath of the great and powerful Oz. I said come back tomorrow (The Wizard of Oz; writing credit: L. Frank Baum; Noel Langley) I'm gonna dig my way out of Oz. (Oz; writing credit: Pavel Srut) | |
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 | Laura Bonn born 2-12-46 (weight 7 lb., 1 oz.) picture taken 4-1-46 (weight 9 lb., 10 oz.) 2 months old / Philip Bonn. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [Male infant, 11 weeks old, 11 lbs. 3 oz., 22 in.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | [Female infant 5 months old, 15 lbs. 14 oz., 27 in.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Hauser baby, 5 months, 15 lbs. 14 oz., 27 in. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Sushka sietei na oz. Seliger. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Naberezhnaia ozera Seliger "Rybatskiia poseleniia na oz. Seliger". Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Miesto istoka Zap. Dviny okolo der. Kariakino v 3-kh verst. ot oz. Peno Tversk. gub. Ostashkovsk. uiezda. Raion Volgi. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Vykhod Volgi iz oz. Peno. S drugogo berega. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Health | The risk of cerebral palsy is higher among babies who weigh less than 2500 grams (5 lbs., 7 1/2 oz.) at birth and among babies who are born less than 37 weeks into pregnancy. (references) | |
Choose low-fat milk products, and small portions (no more than 6-7 oz. a day) of lean meat and poultry without skin. Try lower-fat cooking methods, such as broiling, steaming, and poaching. (references) | ||
Drink plenty of liquids - at least eight 8-ounce glasses every day. This will help to keep your stools soft. Another way to think about fluids is to try to drink at least 1/2 oz. per pound of your body weight. (references) | ||
Travel | Korea | In clearing customs, gifts with a value of up to $400 (which can include liquor up to one liter (33.8 fl. oz.), two ounces of perfume and 200 cigarettes) may be brought in duty-free by non-residents. (references) |
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| "Oz." is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Oz." is used about 66 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (common) | 100% | 66 | 41,290 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "oz."; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 盎司。. (various references) | |
Korean | 온스.. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oz.ay.(various references) | |
Russian | унция (ounce, oz, oz ounce). (various references) | |
Spanish | onzas. (various references) | |
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Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters ".-o-z" | |
-1 letter: zo. | |
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