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obliterature

obliterature noun: synonym of obliteration.

Noun (1)

obliterature (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of obliteration.
    • After describing the gradual obliterature of the prominences by the advancing moon, he says, "These observations have convinced me that the prominences belong to the sun, and that it is unreasonable to assert the contrary."1870, The Month, volume 12, page 56
    Synonyms:
    obliteration

Noun (2)

obliterature (uncountable)

  1. (literary criticism) Forms of literature that are somehow obliterated or void, for example, by being interpreted in a way not intended by the original author.

Synonyms of obliterature

Origin of obliterature

From obliterate + -ure (suffix denoting the result of an action).

Blend of obliterate + literature.

Questions about obliterature

What does obliterature mean?
Obliterature means synonym of obliteration.
What part of speech is obliterature?
Obliterature is a noun.

Words near obliterature in the dictionary

  1. obliterative procedure
  2. obliterative subsumption
  3. obliteratively
  4. obliterator
  5. obliterators
  6. obliterature
  7. oblivescence
  8. oblivescent
  9. oblivial
  10. obliviality
  11. obliviate

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