obl.
Americanabbreviation
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oblique.
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oblong.
Example Sentences
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Napier, EETS, London, 1894. obl. = oblique. occl. = occasional, occasionally.
From A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall
In G. pōtē, obl. pōtā, is used to mean “self.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
Thus, G. chōkarō, a son; chōkarũ, a child; obl. sing. chōkarā.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
Emblemes of Love, with verses in Latin, English, and Italian, obl. 4to.:
From Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
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