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oblate

ob·late

UK/ˈɒbleɪt/ US/ɒˈbleɪt/ uncommon rare
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles

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noun

1.

a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life

Origin

From French oblat and its source, Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religious life”), nominalization of oblātus, perfect passive participle of offerō (“to offer”); see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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