OSCAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oscar mean? 

• OSCAR (noun)
  The noun OSCAR has 1 sense:

1. an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

  Familiarity information: OSCAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSCAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Academy Award; Oscar

Hypernyms ("Oscar" is a kind of...):

accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)

 Context examples 

The credit of the execution is due to Monsieur Oscar Meunier, of Grenoble, who spent some days in doing the moulding.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)