od en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɑd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Alteration of God.
Meanings
- (archaic, regional) (Euphemistic form of) God.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
od en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɑd/ (General-American)
- /oʊd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɔd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Od, arbitrarily coined by the German scientist and philosopher Carl Reichenbach (1788–1869).
Meanings
- (also, attributive, historical) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| õd | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Od | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
odylic · odize · odic · odically · odyllic · odyl · odism · odylism · odyle · odylist