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OE

Definition: OE

OE

1. A diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong oi. In many words in common use, e alone stands instead of /. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe separate in Latin words.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "OE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references)


Abbreviations & Acronyms: OE

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

oe

EnglishOmissions exceptedN/A

OE

FrenchEssentiel facultatifPost & Telecom

OE

GermanOxfordeinheitN/A

OE

ItalianEssenziale in via opzionalePost & Telecom

OE

SpanishOpcional esencialPost & Telecom

OE

SwedishValfritt väsentligN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: OE

English words defined with "OE": PetrohyoidQueen appleupside down. (references)
Specialty definitions using "OE": magnetic unit in prospecting. (references)
Etymologies containing "OE": Bodiceupholsterer. (references)
Non-English Usage: "OE" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Manx (grandchild, grandson).

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Modern Usage: OE

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Aloha Oe (1933)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: OE

DomainTitle

Books

  • Aloha OE and Other Tales [DOWNLOAD: MICROSOFT READER] (reference)

  • Escape from the Wasteland: Romaniticism and Realism in the Ficion of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo (Harvard-Henching Institute Monograph Series, 33) (reference)

  • Oe and Beyond: Fiction in Contemporary Japan (reference)

  • The Marginal World of Oe Kenzaburo: A Study in Themes and Techniques (reference)

  • The Music of Light: The Extraordinary Story of Hikari and Kenzaburo Oe (G K Hall Large Print Inspirational Series) [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: OE

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

New cars are sold with full options and installed at the assembly plant, virtually as OE production. (references)

While the share of imports from the U.S. of new OE tires was negligible, there is some demand for U.S. re-tread car tires, which reportedly represented an estimated 20% of total Italian segment imports. (references)

This type of investment has involved more than twenty companies of different sizes, belonging to a variety of commodity sectors (mostly OE suppliers, but also "spare part" and equipment and die manufacturers). (references)

Economic History

France

Original equipment (OE) suppliers witnessed overall turnover increase 10 percent to reach USD 33 billion in 1999, and through the first nine months of 2000 have seen OE sales rise 7.7 percent. (references)

Italy

On January 1, 2002 sales of leaded fuel will be banned in Italy, which will boost the renewal of the automotive fleet (with positive effects on OE sales) because of the need to eliminate some of the 15 million vehicles not equipped with catalytic converters. (references)

France

European Union markets accounted for 84.9 percent of French OE exports, as vehicle production in E.U. countries increased during 2000. Overall vehicle production in Europe is expected to remain stable, though some industry forecasts call for a minor decrease in overall vehicle production in 2001, as vehicle sales show weaker growth. (references)

Trade

Australia

The supply of OE (Original Equipment) automotive parts must adhere to Quality System QS9000, the system adopted in the U.S. by Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: OE

"OE" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 91.89% of the time. "OE" is used about 37 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)91.89%3459,261
Noun (common)8.11%3202,518
                    Total100.00%37N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: OE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  oe

106

  access following oe removed

6

  international oe

61

  access following oe removed unsafe

6

  aloha oe

41

  oe removed

6

  access oe removed

36

  0028 exception fatal oe

6

  oe stationery

28

  exception fatal has occurred oe

6

  aloha lyrics oe

17

  oe tire

6

  access attachment following in mail oe removed unsafe

16

  boy golden kintaro oe

6

  1 8 8 accessory computer es google.com hl ie lr oe q search spell utf utf

16

  oe wheels

5

  fatal exception oe

16

  oe quotefix

5

  access attachment following oe removed unsafe

16

  exception oe

5

  kenzaburo oe

15

  oe stationary

5

  error oe

14

  0028 oe

5

  oe sports.com

13

  oe offtowork.com

4

  backup oe

12

  oe concept

4

  fatel exception oe

12

  kintaro oe

4

  mail oe recovery

10

  bumper oe

4

  creation oe wheels

9

  access attachment oe removed unsafe

4

  kwon oe player tae

9

  6.x express microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6 oe outlook

4

  free oe stationery

7

  error exception fatal oe

3

  254 oe

6

  kylix2 oe

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: OE

Language Translations for "OE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

loddeforbindelser (brazed oe soldered joint). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

soldeerverbinding (brazed oe soldered joint). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

juotos (soldered joint). (various references)

   

French

  

joint brasé (brazed oe soldered joint), brasure (brazed oe soldered joint). (various references)

   

German

  

Loetung (brazed oe soldered joint). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ένωση (amalgamation, combination, coupling, fusion, guild, join, junction, juncture, union, vinculum), συγκόλληση (agglutination, soldering, weld). (various references)

   

Italian

  

giunzione eseguita mediante brasatura (brazed oe soldered joint), giunzione brasata (brazed oe soldered joint). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oeay

   

Portuguese

  

junta de brasagem (brazed oe soldered joint). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

soldadura fuerte o blanda (brazed oe soldered joint). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

lödskarv (brazed oe soldered joint, soldered side seam). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: OE

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 6, Verse 28
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEulogeite touV katarwmenouV umin kai proseucesqe uper twn ephreazontwn umaV
Latin405VulgateBenedicite maledicentibus vobis orate pro calumniantibus vos
Old English990West SaxonBletsiað þa oe eow wiriao: gebiddaþ for þa þe eow onhisceað;
Middle English1395WyclifBlesse ye men that cursen you, preye ye for men that defamen you.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleBlesse the that course you. And praye for the which wrongfully trouble you.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Victorian English1833WebsterBless them that curse you, and pray for them who despitefully use you.
Basic English1964OgdenGive blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: OE

LanguageLuke Chapter 6, Verse 28
CebuanoPanalangini ninyo ang mga magapanghimaraut kaninyo, ug pag-ampo kamo alang sa mga magapasipala kaninyo.
Chinese咒 詛 你 們 的 要 為 他 祝 福 、 凌 辱 你 們 的 要 為 他 禱 告 。
Croatianblagoslivljajte one koji vas proklinju, molite za one koji vas zlostavljaju."
Danishvelsigner dem, som forbande eder, og beder for dem, som krænke eder.
DutchZegent degenen, die u vervloeken, en bidt voor degenen, die u geweld doen.
Finnishsiunatkaa niitä, jotka teitä kiroavat, rukoilkaa niiden edestä, jotka teitä parjaavat.
Frenchbénissez ceux qui vous maudissent, priez pour ceux qui vous maltraitent.
Germansegnet die, so euch verfluchen und bittet für die, so euch beleidigen.
Haitian CreoleMande benediksyon pou moun k'ap ban nou madichon. Lapriyè pou moun k'ap maltrete nou.
HungarianÁldjátok azokat, a kik titeket átkoznak, és imádkozzatok azokért, a kik titeket háborgatnak.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBerkatilah orang yang mengutukmu, dan doakanlah orang yang jahat terhadapmu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamamintalah berkat bagi orang yang mengutuki kamu; dan doakan orang yang mencercai kamu.
Italianbenedite coloro che vi maledicono, pregate per coloro che vi maltrattano.
LatvianSvçtîjiet tos, kas jûs nolâd, un lûdziet Dievu par tiem, kas jûs apvaino!
Manx GaelicBannee-jee adsyn ta gwee mollaght diu, as gow-jee padjer er nyn son ocsyn ta cur seaghyn erriu.
MaoriManaakitia te hunga e kanga ana i a koutou, me inoi mo te hunga e whakawhiu ana i a koutou.
Norwegianvelsign dem som forbanner eder, bed for dem som taler ille om eder!
Portuguesebendizei aos que vos maldizem, e orai pelos que vos caluniam.   
Rumanianbinecuvkntayi pe cei ce vq blastqmq, rugayi-vq pentru cei ce se poartq rqu cu voi.
RussianВМБЗПУМПЧМСКФЕ РТПЛМЙОБАЭЙИ ЧБУ Й НПМЙФЕУШ ЪБ ПВЙЦБАЭЙИ ЧБУ.
Shuaryajauch chichartamainia nusha shiir Enentáimtusarta; katsekramainia nusha Yus áujtusarta.
Spanishbendecid a los que os maldicen y orad por los que os maltratan.
SwahiliWatakieni baraka wale wanaowalaani, na waombeeni wale wanaowatendea vibaya.
Swedishvälsignen dem som förbanna eder, bedjen för dem som förorätta eder.
UmaGane' -ra to mpokamo-ta, posampayai-ra to dada'a hi kita'.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: OE

Derivations

Words beginning with "OE": oecologies, oecology, oecumenical, oedema, oedemas, oedemata, oedipal, oedipally, oedipean, oeillade, oeillades, oenologies, oenology, oenomel, oenomels, oenophile, oenophiles, oersted, oersteds, oes, oesophagi, oesophagus, oestrin, oestrins, oestriol, oestriols, oestrone, oestrones, oestrous, oestrum, oestrums, oestrus, oestruses, oeuvre, oeuvres. (additional references)

Words ending with "OE": aloe, backhoe, canoe, chegoe, chigoe, dildoe, diploe, doe, euphroe, felloe, floe, foe, froe, gumshoe, hammertoe, hoe, hoopoe, horseshoe, joe, kalanchoe, mahoe, mistletoe, mongoe, oboe, overshoe, pahoehoe, pekoe, reshoe, roe, roscoe, sandshoe, schmoe, shoe, sloe, snowshoe, throe, ticktacktoe, tippytoe, tiptoe, toe, toeshoe, tuckahoe, uphroe, voe, woe. (additional references)

Words containing "OE": acoelomate, acoelomates, aeroelastic, aeroelasticities, aeroelasticity, aeroembolism, aeroembolisms, albedoes, alnicoes, aloes, aloetic, amoeba, amoebae, amoeban, amoebas, amoebean, amoebiases, amoebiasis, amoebic, amoebocyte, amoebocytes, amoeboid, androecia, androecium, antiheroes, antipoetic, apnoea, apnoeal, apnoeas, apnoeic, apoenzyme, apoenzymes, archipelagoes, asafoetida, asafoetidas, autoecious, autoeciously, autoecism, autoecisms, autoed, autoerotic, autoeroticism, autoeroticisms, autoerotism, autoerotisms, avocadoes, backhoes, ballyhooed, banjoes, barbascoes, barricadoed. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: OE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

 Words containing the letters "e-o"
 

+1 letter: doe, ego, eon, foe, hoe, joe, obe, ode, oes, oke, ole, one, ope, ore, ose, owe, roe, toe, voe, woe.

 

+2 letters: aeon, aero, aloe, bode, bole, bone, bore, cero, code, coed, coke, cole, come, cone, cope, core, cote, cove, deco, demo, doer, does, doge, dole, dome, done, dope, dore, dose, dote, dove, doze, ebon, echo, eddo, egos, enol, enow, eons, epos, ergo, eros, euro, exon, expo, feod, floe, foes, fore, froe, goer, goes, gone, gore, helo, hero, hoed, hoer, hoes, hoke, hole, home, hone, hope, hose, hove, howe, jeon, joes, joey, joke, jole, keno, keto, koel, kore, leno, levo, lobe, lode, loge, lone, lope, lore, lose, love, lowe, memo, meno, meou, meow, mode, moke, mole, mome, mope, more, mote, moue, move, neon, node, noel, noes, nome, none, nope, nose, note, obes, obey, oboe, odea, odes, ogee, ogle, ogre, ohed, okeh, okes, olea, oleo, oles, omen, omer, once, ones, ooze, oped, open, opes, ores, orle, oses, oven, over, owed, owes, owse, oxen, oxes, oyer, oyes, oyez, peon, pepo, peso, poem, poet, poke, pole, pome, pone, pope, pore, pose, redo, repo, robe, rode, roes, role, rope, rose, rote, roue, rove, sego, shoe, sloe, soke, sole, some, sone, sore, toea, toed, toes, toke, tole, tome, tone, tope, tore, tote, veto, voes, vole, vote, woes, woke, wore, wove, yoke, yore, yowe, zero, zoea, zone.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: OE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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Bibliographic Items: "OE"


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Amazon.com BOOKS: Search for: "OE"

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Public Service or Web Sites Triggered by: OE