ova

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UK/ˈəʊ̯.və/Canada, US/ˈoʊ̯.və/Australia, New Zealand/ˈɐʉ̯.və/Australia, New Zealand, also/ˈəʉ̯.və/

A form of ovum — The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

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OAV
OriginLatin ōva →
Less commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

ova1

noun
  1. pluralbiologyplural of ovum (“gamete”)

ova2

preposition
  1. dialectalnonstandardpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of over.

    OK, get in dat pirogue ova dere, en be still. Don't move hombre!!! We don't you and larry to flip!

    2005 May 12, William Jennings, “Awww, shucks ...... Lunch is over”, in rec.music.classical.guitar (Usenet)

OVA3

nounOVA (plural OVAs)

plural OVAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismanimeInitialism of original video animation, a direct-to-video anime.
  2. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of Open Virtualization format Archive.

    Synonyms: OAV

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

ova · noun

  1. Latinōva“eggs”
  2. Englishova

Borrowed from Latin ōva (“eggs”), plural of ōvum (“egg”).

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ova · preposition

Used to represent a non-rhotic pronunciation of over.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ova

novaMoldovaJehovahVillanovasupernovacasanovapavlovahypernovaCzęstochowamicronovaScala NuovaTerra Nova
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Anagrams

avovao
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APA

ova. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ova

MLA

“ova.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ova. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ova,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ova.

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