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obliquity

ob·li·quity

UK/əˈblɪkwɪti/ US/əˈblɪkwɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle

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2.

the quality of being deceptive

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Origin

From Middle French obliquité, from Latin oblīquitās, from oblīquus (“oblique”). Corresponding to oblique + -ity.

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