"O/W" meaning in All languages combined

See O/W on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: W [canonical], Ws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} W (plural Ws)
  1. (Scientology) Initialism of overt/withhold. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: overt/withhold Categories (topical): Scientology
    Sense id: en-O/W-en-noun-SDTMOUxY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Scientology, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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