Standard Lemma guide
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name
Abbreviation of Old Portuguese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Initialism of occupied Palestinian territories.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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Synonyms: none provided
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name
Alternative letter-case form of oPt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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name
Initialism of Optional Practical Training.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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verb
To choose; select.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
select as an alternative over another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: choose, prefer
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: opt out, cop out
History
First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select”). Doublet of optate.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
