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Oval

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈəʊvəl

Definitions

  1. An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
  2. A cricket ground in South London.
  3. A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
  4. Ellipsis of Oval Office.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  5. A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
  6. In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.

Equivalents

Françaisovaleovoïde
DeutschOval
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Examples

“At the far end⟳ of the wide corridor were the doors of a ward. The panels were frosted save⟳ for ovals of clear glass at face⟳ level.”
“We went to the Oval and Trump came in almost immediately […]”
“Musk, wearing a black “DOGE” cap and black “Dogefather” T-shirt, looked around the Oval, which Trump has tarted up to look⟳ like⟳ a Vegas gift shop⟳, and gushed that it “finally has the majesty that it deserves, thanks to the president.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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