Definitions for otisˈoʊ tɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
O•tisˈoʊ tɪs(n.)
James, 1725–83, American Revolutionary lawyer and public official.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Otis, Elisha Graves Otis(noun)
United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
Otis, genus Otis(noun)
type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
Wiktionary
Otis(ProperNoun)
, notably of the American revolutionary hero James Otis.
Otis(ProperNoun)
, transferred from the surname.
Origin: A patronymic surname derived from genitive case of the given name Ote, Ode, cognate to modern Otto.
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