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oh , interj., an expression for the most various emotions of the mind—for surprise, both joyful and painful; for great pleasure or sorrow; for earnest wishing, admiration, aversion, etc.—
I.oh! O! ah! oh, tibi ego ut credam, furcifer? Ter. And. 3, 5, 12: “oh, iniquus es,id. Heaut. 5, 3, 8: “oh perii!Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 19: “oh, probus homo sum,id. Most. 1, 3, 86.—Repeated, oh, oh, oh, as an exclamation of lamentation, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 6: “oh, oh, as an exclamation of exultation,id. Most. 1, 4, 12 (al. oh, al. ohoho).
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    • Plautus, Mostellaria, 1.3
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