"w/o" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adj}} w/o
  1. (chemistry) Abbreviation of emulsion of water in oil. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: emulsion of water in oil Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-w/o-en-adj-L3T6FUeO Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} w/o (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of without. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: without Related terms: w/, w/i
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Noun [English]

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  1. (sports) Abbreviation of walkover. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural Alternative form of: walkover Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-w/o-en-noun-mGRAX4mB Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (scheduling) Abbreviation of week of. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural Alternative form of: week of
    Sense id: en-w/o-en-noun-yKfcp7GW Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  3. (finance, insurance) Abbreviation of write-off. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural Alternative form of: write-off Categories (topical): Finance, Insurance
    Sense id: en-w/o-en-noun-0TjltCaf Topics: business, finance, insurance
  4. (chemistry) weight-percent (percentage calculated by relative mass) Tags: no-plural Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: %mass, %weight, wt%, %w/w, %m/m
    Sense id: en-w/o-en-noun-NVopVbmS Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 4 19 9 6 33 3 3 8 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 12 8 14 7 9 28 6 4 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 5 13 5 11 29 4 4 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 2 18 3 4 46 2 1 8 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. Abbreviation of week(s) old. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural Alternative form of: week(s) old
    Sense id: en-w/o-en-noun-Nk1KsNXl
  6. Abbreviation of wife of. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural Alternative form of: wife of
    Sense id: en-w/o-en-noun-xfgZ0fXD

Verb [English]

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  1. (finance, insurance) Abbreviation of write off. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: write off Categories (topical): Finance, Insurance
    Sense id: en-w/o-en-verb-ysHx7YhZ Topics: business, finance, insurance
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}

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  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English adverbs",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with unattested plurals",
    "English terms spelled with /",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "w/o (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "w/"
    },
    {
      "word": "w/i"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "without"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              56,
              59
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2015 July 6, “Dichloroacetate, the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex and the Modulation of mESC Pluripotency”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:",
          "text": "Once more significant differences were observed for CTR w/o LIF. (E)- Protein levels for Hexokinase I and II, GAPDH and PKM1/2 were determined by western Blot and quantified by densiometric evaluation.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of without."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "without",
          "without#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "w/o"
}

Download raw JSONL data for w/o meaning in All languages combined (5.9kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2278",
  "msg": "suspicious alt_of/form_of with '(': week(s) old",
  "path": [
    "w/o"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "w/o",
  "trace": ""
}

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