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-ole

1
  1. a suffix found in French loanwords of Latin origin, usually diminutives, and later in adaptations of words borrowed directly from Latin or in New Latin coinages: centriole;

    areole;

    centriole;

    vacuole.



-ole

2
  1. a suffix used in names of chemical compounds, especially five-membered, unsaturated rings ( carbazole; indole; thiazole ) and, less systematically, aromatic ethers ( anisole; safrole ).

olé

3

[ oh-ley ]

interjection

  1. (used as a shout of approval, triumph, or encouragement.)

noun

  1. a cry of “olé.”

ole-

4
  1. variant of oleo- before a vowel:

    oleiferous.

-ole

1

suffix

  1. indicating something small

    arteriole

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-ole

2

combining form

  1. denoting an organic unsaturated compound containing a 5-membered ring

    thiazole

  2. denoting an aromatic organic ether

    anisole

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OLE

3

abbreviation for

  1. object linking and embedding: a system for linking and embedding data, images, and programs from different sources
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olé

4

/ əʊˈleɪ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of approval or encouragement customary at bullfights, flamenco dancing, and other Spanish or Latin American events
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noun

  1. a cry of olé
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ole1

From French, from Latin -olus, -ola, -olum, variant of -ulus -ule with stems ending in a vowel

Origin of -ole2

< French < Latin oleum oil

Origin of -ole3

First recorded in 1910–15; from Spanish ole, olé, from Arabic wa-llāh “and Allah,” from wa “and” + allāh “God, Allah”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ole1

from Latin -olus, diminutive suffix

Origin of -ole2

from Latin oleum oil, from Greek elaion, from elaia olive

Origin of -ole3

Spanish, from Arabic wa-llāh, from wa and + allāh God
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Example Sentences

Head of the Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit, who led national prayers on the day Ruto was declared winner of the presidential race, joined Catholic bishops in condemning what he described as "escalating misrule, impunity, and widespread rights violations".

From BBC

"In the circumstances, we should not simply fold our hands and pray for miracles," Ole Sapit said, adding that the Catholic bishops reflected the feelings of many Kenyans.

From BBC

Ahead of the album’s release, he dropped six singles including “Sober” — in which the Grand Ole Opry member speaks about his struggle with sobriety in an industry that he said “glorifies drinking and other kinds of debauchery.”

That would include Linda Martell, the first Black woman to play the Grand Ole Opry, who said she left country in 1974 because she was sidelined in favor of white artists.

It didn’t help because ultimately the Dutchman failed to even make United contenders for major honours, just as Ralf Rangnick, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal and David Moyes did before him.

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