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oberration

oberration noun: a wandering about.

Noun

oberration (plural oberrations)

  1. (obsolete) A wandering about.
    • Oberration and peregrination of David1675, Francis Roberts, Clavis Bibliorum
    • [T]hey wandered through the park, the enjoyment of which oberration, Pundit declared was excessive.1838, Pierce Egan, The Pilgrims of the Thames in Search of the National!, W. Strange (London), p. 214 (Google preview)

Forms of oberration

pluraloberrations

Origin of oberration

Latin oberrate to wander about.

Questions about oberration

What does oberration mean?
Oberration means a wandering about.
What part of speech is oberration?
Oberration is a noun.
What is the plural of oberration?
The plural of oberration is oberrations.

Words near oberration in the dictionary

  1. Oberoi
  2. Oberois
  3. Oberon
  4. Oberonian
  5. Oberraden
  6. oberration
  7. oberrations
  8. Oberrieden
  9. Oberrüti
  10. Obers
  11. Oberstaufen

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