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Word: Oblique
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin obliquus
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ə(ʊ)ˈbliːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting
Short Definition:slanting
Examples:- we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace
Definition:
not expressed or done in a direct way
Short Definition:not explicit or direct
Examples:- he issued an oblique attack on the President
Definition:
denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative.
Short Definition:denoting case other than nominative or vocative
Word: Oblique
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ə(ʊ)ˈbliːk
Dialects: British English
Short Definition:
slash
Definition:
an oblique muscle
Short Definition:oblique muscle
Examples:- it is the obliques and abdominals which create the well-trained look
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