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oubliation

oubliation noun: the state of being imprisoned in an oubliette.

Noun

oubliation (plural oubliations)

  1. (humorous, neologism) the state of being imprisoned in an oubliette.

Forms of oubliation

pluraloubliations

Origin of oubliation

From oubliette + -ation Coined in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (1963)

Questions about oubliation

What does oubliation mean?
Oubliation means the state of being imprisoned in an oubliette.
What part of speech is oubliation?
Oubliation is a noun.
What is the plural of oubliation?
The plural of oubliation is oubliations.

Words near oubliation in the dictionary

  1. ouarine
  2. ouarines
  3. Ouarzazate
  4. Ouazzane
  5. Oubangui
  6. oubliation
  7. oubliette
  8. oubliettes
  9. ouboet
  10. ouboets
  11. OUCA

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