"od" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-od.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: Alteration of God. Etymology templates: {{m|en|God}} God Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} od
  1. (now archaic, regional) (Euphemistic form of) God. Tags: archaic, regional Derived forms: od's bobs, ods bodikins, od's niggers
    Sense id: en-od-en-noun-VNbLjmzG Categories (other): Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 73 27 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əʊd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑd/ [General-American], /ɔd/ [General-American], /oʊd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-od.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒd, -əʊd, -ɔd Etymology: Borrowed from German Od, arbitrarily coined by the German scientist and philosopher Carl Reichenbach (1788–1869). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Od}} German Od, {{coinage|en|Carl Reichenbach|nat=the German|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=scientist and philosopher}} coined by the German scientist and philosopher Carl Reichenbach, {{nb...|􂀿...􂁀 The Complete Work, from the German Second Edition. With the Addition of a Preface and Critical Notes, by John Ashburner, M.D.}} […], {{nb...|219, Regent Street. Paris: J.-B. Baillière, rue Hautefeuille. New York: H. Baillière.}} […], {{sup|2}} ², {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} od
  1. (pseudoscience, historical, also attributive) A hypothetical force or natural power, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc. Tags: also, attributive, historical Categories (topical): Pseudoscience Synonyms: odyl, odyle, Od, õd Derived forms: odic, odically, odism, odyl, odyle, odylic, odyllic, odylism, odylist
    Sense id: en-od-en-noun-Tr6InfyT Topics: pseudoscience
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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