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1op

noun \ˈäp\

: a medical operation

: a set of planned actions for a particular purpose

Full Definition of OP

:  optical art
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First Known Use of OP

1964

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

Rhymes with OP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

2op

abbreviation

Definition of OP

1
operation; operative; operator
2
opportunity
3
opus
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Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

OP

abbreviation

Definition of OP

1
observation post
2
out of print

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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. op
  2. op art
  3. op-ed
  4. op-ed page
  5. op cit
  6. coin-op
  7. co-op
  8. photo op
  9. post-op
  10. pre-op
  11. coop
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