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Noun: oleo  ow-lee-ow
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: margarine)
  1. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
    - margarine, oleomargarine [N. Amer], marge [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: oleos

Type of: paste, spread

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