Web1 day ago · the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek omega and omicron, both borrowed from the Phoenician. 2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the vowel ( (oʊ) ) of boat, ( (ɑ) ) of hot, or ( (ɔ) ) of wrong. 3. a type or impression for o or O. 4.
WebAug 9, 2019 · o, the fourth vowel of the modern alphabet, corresponding to the Semitic ʿayin, which represented a breathing and not a vowel. The Semitic form may have derived from an earlier sign representing an eye.