Oliver
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～ United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
Oliver Heaviside
— Noun
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～ English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1850-1925)
Oliver Cromwell
— Noun
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～ English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
Olivier
— Noun
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～ English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
olivine
— Noun
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～ a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium
olla
— Noun
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～ leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
Ollari
— Noun
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～ a Dravidian language spoken in south central India
olm
— Noun
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～ European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves
Olmec
— Noun
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～ a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC
olmsted
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～ United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903)
ology
— Noun
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～ an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
Olympia
— Noun
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～ capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
Olympia
— Noun
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～ a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games
olympiad
— Noun
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～ one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
Olympiad
— Noun
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～ the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
Olympian Games
— Noun
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～ the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
olympian
— Noun
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～ an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
Olympian
— Noun
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～ a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Olympian
— Adjective
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～ of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"
olympian
— Adjective
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～ majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"