ol

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noun

Open line (open circuit, no continuity).

OriginGerman Ol- →
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Meanings

ol1

adjectiveol (not comparable)

    ol2

    adjectiveol (not comparable)
    1. nonstandardnot comparableNonstandard form of ol'.

    OL3

    adjective
    1. InternetabbreviationAbbreviation of online.
    nounOL (plural OLs)

    plural OLs

    1. businessOpen line (open circuit, no continuity).
    2. CanadianAmerican footballOffensive line.
    proper noun
    1. abbreviationinitialismball gamesInitialism of Olympique Lyonnais.

    OL4

    nounOL (plural OLs)

    plural OLs

    1. JapanabbreviationAbbreviation of office lady.

    Synonyms & antonyms

    Also see
    offensive lineopen circuit

    Origin

    ol · adjective

    1. GermanOl-
    2. Englishol

    From obsolete German Ol- (in Ol-Verbindungen and Olgruppen, coined by Alfred Werner in 1907), from -ol (“-ol”).

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    OL · adjective, noun, proper noun

    By abbreviation.

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    OL · noun

    1. Englishoffice + lady
    2. JapaneseOL
    3. EnglishOL

    From Japanese OL (ōeru), from オフィスレディー (ofisu redī), from wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from office + lady, from English office + lady.

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    Translations

    Chinese Cantonese OL (ou¹ e¹ lou⁴)
    • OL (ou¹ e¹ lou⁴)office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    Chinese Mandarin OL (ōu-áilou)
    • OL (ōu-áilou)office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    Japanese オフィスレディー, OL (ōeru)
    • オフィスレディー (ofisu redī)office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    • OL (ōeru)office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    • オーエル (ōeru)office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    Korean 오피스 레이디, 오에루
    • 오피스 레이디 (opiseu reidi)office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    • 오에루 (o'eru)office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    • OLoffice lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    Russian о́фис-ле́ди, ОЛ
    • о́фис-ле́ди (ófis-lédi)office lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    • ОЛoffice lady (e.g. in Japan or South Korea)
    Cite this entry
    APA

    ol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ol

    MLA

    “ol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ol.

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