Meaning
A thick liquid that does not mix with water. Some kinds are used for cooking, and some come from under the ground and are burned as fuel.
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Word origin
From Latin oleum, meaning olive oil.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- oleum
- English cognates
- olive
Grammar
Examples
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Here "oil" is the kind you cook with.
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Here "oil" is the kind that comes from under the ground.
Olive .
"Oil" is uncountable, so it has no plural here.
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