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oblectations

oblectations is the plural of oblectation.

Meaning of oblectation

Noun

oblectation (plural oblectations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of pleasing highly, or state of being greatly pleased; delight.
    • "No, sir, though I am myself of a strong temperament, I abhor ebriety, and detest those who swallow wine gulae causa, for the oblectation of the gullet […]"1814, Walter Scott, chapter 12, in Waverley

Questions about oblectations

What is oblectations the plural of?
Oblectations is the plural of oblectation.

Words near oblectations in the dictionary

  1. oblectate
  2. oblectated
  3. oblectates
  4. oblectating
  5. oblectation
  6. oblectations
  7. obleege
  8. obleeged
  9. obleeges
  10. obleeging
  11. Obletz

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