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of /ˈʌv/ /əv/ Brit /ˈɒv/ /əv/ /ə/ preposition
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/ˈʌv/ /əv/ Brit /ˈɒv/ /əv/ /ə/
preposition
Britannica Dictionary definition of OF
1 
: belonging to, relating to, or connected with (someone or something)
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— used to indicate that someone or something belongs to a group of people or things
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3 
: living or occurring in (a specified country, city, town, etc.)
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: showing (someone or something)
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— used to indicate the thing that is being referred to
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: involving or dealing with (something)
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— used to indicate what something is made from or includes
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— used to indicate what an amount, number, etc., refers to
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— used to indicate a quality or characteristic that someone or something has
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— used to indicate the location of something
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a  — used to indicate the subject of an action
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b  — used to indicate the object of an action
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c  — used to indicate the cause of a specified feeling or opinion
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d  — used to indicate the reason for something
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— used to indicate what has been taken away, removed, or given away
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— used to indicate that someone has behaved in a specified way
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14 
US — used to indicate that there is a specified amount of time left before the next hour begins
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old-fashioned — used to indicate the time when something happens or happened
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as of

— see 2as

of a

US, informal
— used to indicate that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing
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of all (the)

— see 1all

of course

— see 1course