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“Od” or “Odd”

od / odd are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

od

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

odd AA·d

  • adjectivenot divisible by two.
  • adjectivenot easily explained.
  • adjectivean indefinite quantity more than that specified.
  • adjectiveof the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g..
Usage

Examples in context

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“od”

  • Zdzisław Kaczmarczyk, Bogusław Leśnodorski, Historia państwa i prawa Polski…
  • Od Prasłowian do Polaków (w serii…
  • Slatko Od Snova
  • Od milion jedan (2017)
  • …she has released the singles "Od Tzohorayim" and "Al Tafsik" which…
  • …Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Sweden and Egypt.
  • Od milion jedan
  • Od kad sam se u tebe…
  • …CE SDDE) a Vega 2/0085/10 Od provincie k metropole.
  • Petar Marković - „Zemun od najstariji dana pa do danas“,…

“odd”

  • After hearing odd noises, she is startled by…
  • …severely constrained, for example their odd Betti numbers are even.
  • …with stubby legs and an odd protrusion on its head.
  • …signed a two-year contract with Odd Grenland on 14 July 2008,…
  • …Masons, International Order of the Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of America,…
  • …paper and the remaining few odd copies have now been sold…
  • The consensus states, "Odd, touching, and unique, Punch-Drunk Love…
  • …sign a new contract with Odd Grenland, and could leave the…
  • …for Nybergsund, FK Haugesund and Odd.
  • …to sea as the original odd couple.

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