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ol¹

Where it comes from

From obsolete German Ol- (in Ol-Verbindungen and Olgruppen, coined by Alfred Werner in 1907), from -ol (“-ol”).

adjective

  1. attributive, empty gloss, no gloss, not comparable (attributive) The authors hazard the guess that the oxolation of ol complexes would result in a loss of the reaction with neutral salts described in this paper.

ol²

adjective

  1. nonstandard, not comparable Nonstandard form of ol'

OL³

Where it comes from

By abbreviation.

adjective

  1. Internet, abbreviation Abbreviation of online

noun OLs

  1. Open line (open circuit, no continuity).
  2. Canadian Offensive line.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Olympique Lyonnais

OL⁴

Where it comes from

From Japanese OL (ōeru), from オフィスレディー (ofisu redī), from wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from office + lady, from English office + lady.

noun OLs

  1. Japan, abbreviation Abbreviation of office lady

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jee, hdf, butan, propan, aged, ancient, elderly, vintage, antique, archaic, timeworn, prehistoric, seasoned, matured, venerable, hoary

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noun office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)

한국어오피스 레이디 opiseu reidi, 오에루 o'eru, OL
日本語オフィスレディー ofisu redī, OL (ōeru), オーエル ōeru
中文OL (ōu-áilou)
Русскийо́фис-ле́ди ófis-lédi, ОЛ

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"ol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ol. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"ol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ol.

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@misc{ol_2026,
  title = {ol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}