Meaning of Oval | Babel Free
ˈəʊvəlDefinitions
- An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
- A cricket ground in South London.
- A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
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Ellipsis of Oval Office. US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape. Australia
- 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
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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