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obliviation

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from oblīviō
  2. derived from oblivion
  3. formed as obliviation — “obliviate + -ion”

Definitions

  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.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for obliviation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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