"œ" meaning in English

See œ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Forms: Π[uppercase]
Head templates: {{head|en|letter|upper case|Œ}} œ (upper case Œ)
  1. (chiefly archaic) A ligature of vowels o and e. Tags: archaic Related terms: æ, œthel, oe, o, e
    Sense id: en-œ-en-symbol-dZlNl04A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys

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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with raw sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        "A ligature of vowels o and e."
      ],
      "id": "en-œ-en-symbol-dZlNl04A",
      "links": [
        [
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          "ligature#English"
        ],
        [
          "o",
          "o"
        ],
        [
          "e",
          "e"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly archaic) A ligature of vowels o and e."
      ],
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          "word": "æ"
        },
        {
          "word": "œthel"
        },
        {
          "word": "oe"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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    }
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}
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    {
      "word": "œthel"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "e"
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        "English letters",
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "Pages with raw sortkeys"
      ],
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        "A ligature of vowels o and e."
      ],
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          "o",
          "o"
        ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly archaic) A ligature of vowels o and e."
      ],
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}

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