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obliviation

obliviation noun: total removal or erasure.

Noun

obliviation (countable and uncountable, plural obliviations)

  1. Total removal or erasure.
    • The result is, three months after taking the first dose, an entire obliviation of the varicosed portion of the vein, with complete absorption of the mass.1890, Journal of Materia Medica, volume 28, page 148
    • She has taken a prominent part in all reform movements, the abolition of slavery, the obliviation of the rum power and guarding the sanctity of the Christian Sabbath, etc.1905, Methodist Protestant Church. Ohio Conference, Official Minutes

Forms of obliviation

pluralobliviations

Origin of obliviation

From obliviate (“to forget; to wipe from existence”) + -ion (noun-forming suffix).

Questions about obliviation

What does obliviation mean?
Obliviation means total removal or erasure.
What part of speech is obliviation?
Obliviation is a noun.
What is the plural of obliviation?
The plural of obliviation is obliviations.

Words near obliviation in the dictionary

  1. obliviality
  2. obliviate
  3. obliviated
  4. obliviates
  5. obliviating
  6. obliviation
  7. oblivion
  8. oblivionate
  9. oblivionated
  10. oblivionates
  11. oblivionating

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