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- [oh-boh]
- /ˈoʊ boʊ/
- /ˈəʊ.bəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-boh]
- /ˈoʊ boʊ/
Definitions of oboe word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of OBOE Object-code Buffer Overrun Evaluator 3
- noun oboe a navigation system utilizing two radar ground stations that measure the distance to an aircraft and then radio the information to the aircraft. 1
- noun oboe A woodwind instrument with a slender, tubular body, played with a double-reed mouthpiece. 1
- noun oboe music: wind instrument 1
- noun Technical meaning of oboe (security, programming, tool) (OBOE) A tool by R. Banfi, D. Bruschi, and E. Rosti for the automatic detection of buffer overflow vulnerabilities in object code. OBOE can be applied to operating system components as well as ordinary application programs. It was designed for the system administrator to identify vulnerable programs before they are exploited. Being automatic, OBOE can be run as a background process for the analysis of all potentially insecure programs installed on a Unix system. It runs on HP-UX, Linux, and Sun Solaris. 1
- variable noun oboe An oboe is a musical instrument shaped like a tube which you play by blowing through a double reed in the top end. 0
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Origin of oboe
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; < Italian < French hautbois, equivalent to haut high + bois wood; see hautboy
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Parts of speech for Oboe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oboe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
oboe usage trend in Literature
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