o'er

adv. & prep. poet. = OVER.
Etymology: contr.

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adverb

throughout a period of time

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stay over the weekend

• Syn: ↑over

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I. \\ˈō(ə)r, ˈōə, ˈȯ(ə)r, ˈȯ(ə)\ adverb

Etymology: by contraction

: over

II. preposition

Etymology: by contraction

: over

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/awr, ohr/, prep., adv. Literary.

over.

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o'er /ōr, ör or (Scot) owr/ (poetic, archaic or Scot)

preposition and adverb shortened form of ↑over. For compounds, see ↑over-

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o’er UK [ˈəʊə(r)] UK [ɔː(r)] US [ɔr] US [oʊr] adverb, preposition literary

a word meaning ‘over’, used in poetry

Thesaurus: poetry and poets_hyponym

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o'er «awr, ohr», preposition, adverb.

Archaic. over.

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[ōr]

adv. & prep. archaic or poetic/literary contraction for over

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I

/ˈoɚ/ adv

literary : ↑over, 1

when the night is o'er

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/ˈoɚ/ prep

literary : ↑over, 2

o'er hill and dale

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o'er [o'er] [ɔː(r)] [ɔːr] adverb, preposition (old use)

over

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o'er

(ɔə(r))

poetic and dialectal contraction of over; also in combination: see words in over-.