oc

abbr. Officer Commanding.

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abbreviation

ocean

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abbrev

1. Officer Commanding

2. Officer in Charge

3. (Officer of the) Order of Canada

4. Original cover (philately)

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oc-,

prefix. the form of ob- (Cf. ↑ob-) before c, as in occasion.

o/c (no periods),

overcharge.

o.c.,

in the work cited (Latin, opere citato).

Usage op. cit. is the abbreviation now more commonly used.

Oc. or oc.,

ocean.

OC (no periods),

oral contraceptive.

O.C.,

1. Officer Candidate.

2. British. Officer Commanding (C.O. in American use).

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oc

var. ac Obs., but; ME. pa. tense of ache v.