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English word origin

Etymology of OSA

Abbreviation.

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Initialism of opposite-sex attracted.

name

Initialism of Ontario Soccer Association. · Initialism of Ontario Society of Artists. · Initialism of Open Solutions Alliance. · Initialism of Oregon Student Association.

noun

Initialism of obstructive sleep apnea. · Initialism of osteosarcoma. · Initialism of on-shelf availability.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation.

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Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

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