Definitions for oscarˈɒs kər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Os•carˈɒs kər
Trademark.
Category: Showbiz, Trademark
Ref: See under Academy Award.
Princeton's WordNet
Academy Award, Oscar(noun)
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
Wiktionary
Oscar(Noun)
A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Oscar(ProperNoun)
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Oscar(ProperNoun)
The letter O in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Origin: Osgar, from os + cara ; resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden. It can also be explained by os and gar (see Oswald, Osborn, Oswid, Osric, Oslak).
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