Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Of (o')
of (o'), prep. [OE; expresses genitive case and other relationships.]
- [Name: A is named B] called; named; known as; [fig.] which is; that makes up.
- [Direction: A is a direction in relation to B] from; outside; in relation to.
- [Material: A is made from B] made from; produced with.
- [Name: B is a name for something] which is.
- [Content: A is a container for B] containing; having in it.
- [Place: B is where A is located] located in; found in.
- [Symbol: A represents B] representing; signifying; referring to; standing for.
- [Source: A comes from B] come from; be derived from.
- [Origin: A has roots in B] from; born in; native to.
- [Place: A is located in B] in.
- [Cause: A is a specific result] due to; with regard to; with reference to.
- [Reference: A is verb referring to B] about; concerning.
- [Composition: A as a whole has B as constituents] populated by.
- [Interpretation: B defines A] fixed; determined; set up; stem from.
- [Family: A is a child from B] born to; created by; begotten by; descended from.
- [Agent: B accomplishes A] by; through.
- [Ownership: A belongs to B] belonging to; possessed by.
- [Time: A is a time within B] in; within; belonging to.
- [Role: A has responsibility, position, or power over B] over; superior to; responsible for; higher in position than.
- [Family: A is the predecessor for B] to; for; [word play] having experienced many.
- [Similarity] like; similar to.
- [Relationship: A opposes B] opposing; against; contrary to.
- [Access: B provides A] Available through; possible via; accessible by.
- [Attribute: B describes A] having; born with; characterized by.
- [Name: B has been given a name] pertaining to; associated with.
- [Copula: A constitutes B] that is; which constitutes.
- [Color: A has the color B] which is; that has the color.
- [Family: A is the begger for B] begetting; raising; protecting; watching; providing for.
- [Affect] Phrase. “Come of”: happen to.
- Phrase. “Of course”: certainly; without question [see course, n.]
- Phrase. “time o' year”: the season; the period in the calendar; the time of the year.
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