Standard Lemma guide

ol

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

(attributive)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, empty-gloss, no-gloss, not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Nonstandard form of ol'.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, nonstandard, not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 3

Abbreviation of online.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of

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name

Meaning 4

Initialism of Olympique Lyonnais.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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noun

Meaning 5

open line (open circuit, no continuity).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of office lady.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Japan, abbreviation, alt-of

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History

Etymology

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

By abbreviation.

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.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: OL (ou1 e1 lou4) — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Chinese Mandarin: OL (ōu-áilou) — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Japanese: オフィスレディー (ofisu redī) — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Japanese: OL (ōeru) — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Japanese: オーエル (ōeru) — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Korean: 오피스 레이디 (opiseu reidi) — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Korean: 오에루 (o'eru) — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Korean: OL — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Russian: о́фис-ле́ди (ófis-lédi) — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
  • Russian: ОЛ — office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)