Meaning of oblongo | Babel Free
[ɔbˈɫɔŋ.ɡoː]Definitions
to make oblong
New-Latin, conjugation-1, transitive
Examples
“Nam Frater Helias, non mutavit formam, aut novam instituit, sed tantummodò à sàncto Patre institutam magis oblongavit.”
“In lecto enim quaelibet partum absolvere potest, in sella obstetricia autem solumodo tunc licet, si caput nimis grande, aut parturiens sellam jam consueta esset, quia caput grande ob propriam gravitatem facilius oblongatur, & citius, dum parturiens majori vi dolores elaborare valet, per exitum pelvis transit.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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