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ολόκληρος
Entire, undivided. · olokliros
ολοκλήρωμα
(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof. · olokliroma
ολοκληρώνω
(ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end. · oloklirono
ολοκλήρωση
(biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development. · oloklirosi
ολοκληρωτικός
Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically. · oloklirotikos
ολοκληρωτισμός
A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship. · oloklirotismos
ολονυκτία
The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions. · olonyktia
ολοσχερής
To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional. [from 15th c.] · oloscheris
ολότητα
The quality of being whole. · olotita
ολόψυχα
In a wholehearted manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly. · olopsycha
ολυμπία
(Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities. · olybia
ολυμπιάδα
(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success. · olybiada
ολυμπιακός
(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods. · olybiakos
Ολυμπικός
(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods. · Olybikos
ολύμπιος
(not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there. · olybios
Όλυμπος
The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods. · Olybos
όλυρα
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon. · olyra
ομάδα
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves. · omada
ομαδοποιώ
(transitive) To put together to form a group. · omadopoio
ομαλός
Without great variation. · omalos
Ομάν
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat. · Oman
όμβριος
Pouring with rain; wet; showery · omvrios
ομελέτα
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives. · omeleta
Όμηρος
Ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. · Omiros
όμικρον
(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant. · omikron
ομιλητής
One who speaks. · omilitis
ομιλητικός
Talkative; chatty. · omilitikos
ομιλία
(Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter. · omilia
όμιλος
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves. · omilos
ομίχλη
(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. · omichli
ομιχλώδης
Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy. · omichlodis
όμμα
An organ through which animals see. · omma
ομμάτιον
An organ through which animals see. · ommation
ομο-
Same, identical. · omo-
ομοαξωνικό
Clipping of coaxial. · omoaxoniko
ομοβροντία
(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley. · omovrodia
ομογενής
One who lives outside one's own country, especially temporarily for a profession or education. · omogenis
ομογενοποιώ
To make homogeneous, to blend or puree. · omogenopoio
ομοιογενής
(ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i) · omoiogenis
ομοιογράφος
A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology. · omoiografos
ομοιομορφία
(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this. · omoiomorfia
ομοιόμορφος
Without great variation. · omoiomorfos
ομοιόμορφος εντοπιστής πόρων
Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. · omoiomorfos edopistis poron
όμοιος
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc. · omoios
ομοιότητα
Closeness of appearance to something else. · omoiotita
ομοιωματικά
The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated. · omoiomatika
ομόλογη
One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics. · omologi
ομολογία
A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of indebtedness. · omologia
ομόλογο
(finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture. · omologo
ομόλογος
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another. · omologos
ομολογουμένως
(conjunctive) Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but. · omologoumenos
ομολογώ
(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed. · omologo
ομόνοια
A state of agreement; harmony; union. · omonoia
ομορφαίνω
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of. · omorfaino
ομορφιά
(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness. · omorfia
όμορφος
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s] · omorfos
ομοσπονδία
Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members. · omospondia
ομοσπονδιακός
Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town. · omospondiakos
ομοταξία
(taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank. · omotaxia
ομότεχνοι
An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training. [from 15th c.] · omotechnoi
ομοφοβία
Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals, or LGBTQ people in general. [from 1971] · omofovia
ομοφυλόφιλη
(of a person or other animal, formal, distancing, or, dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.) · omofylofili
ομοφυλοφιλία
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897] · omofylofilia
ομοφυλόφιλος
(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. · omofylofilos
ομόφωνα
In a unanimous manner; without objection. · omofona
ομοφωνία
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. · omofonia
ομόφωνος
(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin. · omofonos
ομοφώνως
In a unanimous manner; without objection. · omofonos
Ομπ
A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers. · Ob
Ομπάμα
An African surname from Luo. · Obama
όμπλαστ
A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries. · oblast
όμποε
(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family. · oboe
ομπρέλα
A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. · obrela
ομφαλικός
Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord. · omfalikos
ομφάλιος
Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord. · omfalios
ομφαλός
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. · omfalos
όμως
(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. · omos
ον
Denotes singular grammatical number. · on
Ονδούρα
A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa. · Ondoura
όνειδος
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. · oneidos
ονειρεύομαι
(transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep). · oneirevomai
ονειρικός
Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness. · oneirikos
όνειρο
(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping. · oneiro
ονειροπόλος
One who daydreams. · oneiropolos
ονειροπολώ
(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather. · oneiropolo
όνη
a ketone · oni
ονίσκος
Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. · oniskos
ονλαιν
While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet. · onlain
όνομα
(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals. · onoma
όνομα χρήστη
(computing) A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system. · onoma christi
ονομάζω
(transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. · onomazo
ονομασία
(uncountable) The act of naming or designating. · onomasia
ονομαστικά
Specifically; that is to say. · onomastika
ονόματι
Having a name. · onomati
ονοματιζόμενος
Having a name. · onomatizomenos
ονοματισμένος
Having a name. · onomatismenos
ονοματοκρατία
(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects. · onomatokratia
ονοματολογία
A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences. · onomatologia
όνος
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse. · onos
Όντερ
A river in central Europe, that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea. · Oder
οντότητα
(databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, one item in an organised array or set of individual elements or parts of the same type. · odotita
όντως
(modal) Actually; in truth; de facto. · odos
οξαλίδα
(gardening) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis · oxalida
οξαλικός
Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives. · oxalikos
οξεία γωνία
(geometry) An angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. · oxeia gonia
οξεία δηλητηρίαση από αιθανόλη
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning. · oxeia dilitiriasi apo aithanoli
οξεία κραυγή
A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound. · oxeia kravgi
οξείδιο
(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element. · oxeidio
οξιά
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches. · oxia
όξινο ανθρακικό νάτριο
(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination. · oxino anthrakiko natrio
όξινος
Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic. · oxinos
οξύ
Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic. · oxy
οξύαυλος
(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family. · oxyavlos
οξυγονοκολλώ
(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination. · oxygonokollo
οξυγονώνω
(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen. · oxygonono
οξυδέρκεια
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc. · oxyderkeia
οξυδερκής
Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition. · oxyderkis
οξυκωδόνη
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C18H21NO4. · oxykodoni
οξύμωρο σχήμα
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. · oxymoro schima
οξύνοια
Power of acute observation and deduction · oxynoia
οξύνους
(colloquial) Intelligent. · oxynous
οξύρρυγχος
Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia. · oxyrrynchos
οξύς
Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. · oxys
οξύς πόνος
(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe. · oxys ponos
οξυτοκίνη
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding. · oxytokini
οξυφοίνικα
(culinary) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce. · oxyfoinika
Όουκλαντ
The eighth-largest city in California, United States, and the county seat of Alameda County. · Oouklad
οπ
Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. · op
οπαδός
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. · opados
οπάλι
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. · opali
Οπενχάιμερ
A surname from German. · Openchaimer
οπερέτα
(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · opereta
οπή
(biology, now, chiefly, botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. [from 14th c.] · opi
οπιοειδές
(pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium. · opioeides
οπιούχο
(pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium. · opioucho
οπισθέλκουσα
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel. · opisthelkousa
όπισθεν
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.) [from 19th c.] · opisthen
οπίσθια
(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The buttocks. · opisthia
οπίσθιος
of or belonging to that part in the rear · opisthios
οπισθοδρόμηση
the act of backtracking · opisthodromisi
οπισθοφυλακή
(obsolete) The rearguard of an army or other force. · opisthofylaki
οπλή
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. · opli
οπληφόρος
Having a hoof or hooves; ungulate. · opliforos
οπλίζω
(transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition. · oplizo
οπλισμένος
(of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded. · oplismenos
οπλισμός
(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. · oplismos
όπλο
(usually used in the plural) A weapon. · oplo
οπλοποιός
A manufacturer of weapons, especially of guns. · oplopoios
οποίο
In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that). · opoio
όποιος
(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of. · opoios

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