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Main definitions of ogo in English

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Pronunciation /ˈəʊɡəʊ/

noun

dialect British, South West English

  • A cave of natural origin in a shoreside cliff.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Norden (c1547–1625), cartographer. From Cornish ogo (in place names), gogo, cognate with Old Welsh guocof, Welsh ogof, †gogof, cave, cavern, den.

Main definitions of OGO in English

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OGO2

noun

  • Orbiting geophysical observatory.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The Saturday Review.