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Ovate

Noun CEFR B1
ˈəʊ.veɪt

Definitions

  1. An egg-shaped hand axe.
  2. An Irish bard.
  3. A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
  4. A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

Equivalents

Españolaovada
Françaisovate
العربيةبيضوي
6 more languages
Bosanskitelur
Češtinavejčitý
Suomipuikea
Hrvatskitelur
Bahasa Indonesiatelur
Српскиtelur

Examples

Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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