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o|le|o|mar|ga|rine «OH lee oh MAHR juhr ihn, -juh reen; -guhr ihn, -guh reen», noun.
a substitute for butter made from animal fats and vegetable oils or from pure vegetable oils; margarine.
[American English < French oléo-margarine < oléine olein + margarine margarine (the original substance was thought to be a compound of these two)]

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