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Oprah

name · verb · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈəʊpɹə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 P R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Orpah.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Oprah Winfrey Show, a popular long-running U.S. television talk show (1986–2011).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Examples

  • He was on Oprah recently to talk about his new book.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To feature on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Oprah Winfrey, a very influential talk show host, originally named Orpah after the Biblical figure, via metathesis.

Real reading context

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