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O'
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol.
(2):
(prep.) A shortened form of of or on.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'O''. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/o.html. 1828.