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| o·val [ ṓv'l ] |
adjective |
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egg-shaped: shaped like an egg or a flattened circle
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noun (plural o·vals) |
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1. flattened circle: a two-dimensional shape like a stretched circle with slightly longer flatter sides
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2. egg shape: something shaped like an egg or a flattened circle
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3. track: a racetrack in the shape of an oval
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| [Late 16th century. < medieval Latin ovalis< Latin ovum "egg"] |
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  o·val·ly adverb |
| o·val·ness noun |
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