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"Section M, N, and O"


"Omega! thou art Lord," they said.

Tennyson.


Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending; hence, the chief, the whole.
Rev. i. 8.


The alpha and omega of science.

Sir J. Herschel.


O*me"goid (?), a. [Omega + -
oid
.] Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega
(Ω).


Om"e*let (?), n. [F. omelette,
OF. amelette, alumete, alumelle, perh. fr. L.
lamella. Cf. Lamella.] Eggs beaten up with a
little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan; as, a plain
omelet.


O"men (?), n. [L. omen, the
original form being osmen, according to Varro.] An
occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future
event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a
foreboding; a presage; an augury.


Bid go with evil omen, and the brand

Of infamy upon my name.
Milton.


O"men, v.


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