Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oas

/ˈoʊˈeɪˈɛs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: oas
IPA: /ˈoʊˈeɪˈɛs/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of oral allergy syndrome.

noun

Initialism of original antigenic sin.

name

Initialism of Organization of American States.

name

Initialism of Old Age Security.

Canadian usage

name

Initialism of OpenAPI Specification, a specification for machine-readable interface files for describing, producing, consuming, and visualizing RESTful Web services.

name

Initialism of Organisation de l’Armée Secrète, a French organization.

name

A municipality of Albay, Philippines.

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Example Sentences

"The first real meeting of the OAS was held in mid-May 1961. Its purpose was to sabotage de Gaulle’s efforts to remove French rule from Algeria."

Etymology

Altered spelling of Aas.

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

Oases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

CPP QPP RPP RRSP TFSA

Synonyms

organization of american states

Rhymes With

yes less guess press success unless vs dress stress express mess des

Questions

How do you pronounce oas?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊˈeɪˈɛs/.
What does oas mean?: Initialism of oral allergy syndrome.
Where does oas come from?: Altered spelling of Aas.

How to pronounce oas

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