Oblivion

  • 11oblivion — [ə bliv′ē ən] n. [OFr < L oblivio < oblivisci, to forget < ob (see OB ) + (prob.) levis, smooth < IE base * lei , slippery > LIME1] 1. a forgetting or having forgotten; forgetfulness 2. the condition or fact of being forgotten 3.… …

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  • 12Oblivion — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Oblivion (du latin oblivio, onis) est un terme anglais signifiant « oubli ». Il peut désigner : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, le… …

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  • 13Oblivion — Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de un enlace interno, quizá desees corregirlo de modo que apunte al artículo apropiado. Para los angloparlantes la p …

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  • 14Oblivion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Oblivion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oblivion oblivion obliviousness lethe Sgm: N 1 forgetfulness forgetfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obliteration obliteration &c. 552 of insensibility &c. 823 …

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  • 15oblivion — [[t]əblɪ̱viən[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu into N Oblivion is the state of not being aware of what is happening around you, for example because you are asleep or unconscious. He just drank himself jovially into oblivion... Within the hour he had… …

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  • 16oblivion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Forgetfulness Nouns oblivion, obliviousness, forgetfulness, obliteration (of the past); insensibility; failure, loss, or lapse of memory, amnesia, memory hole; waters of Lethe or oblivion, nepenthe;… …

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  • 17Oblivion — Das Wort Oblivion (engl.: Vergessenheit) bezeichnet ein Computer Rollenspiel von Bethesda Softworks, siehe The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. eine Achterbahn im Alton Towers Themenpark in Großbritannien, siehe Oblivion (Alton Towers). ein Album von… …

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  • 18oblivion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ total VERB + OBLIVION ▪ fade into, fall into, pass into, sink into, slide into …

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  • 19oblivion — o|bliv|i|on [əˈblıviən] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin oblivio, from oblivisci to forget ] 1.) when something is completely forgotten or no longer important sink/slip/pass etc into oblivion ▪ Wind power presents too many… …

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  • 20oblivion — /euh bliv ee euhn/, n. 1. the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion. 2. the state of forgetting or of being oblivious: the oblivion of sleep. 3. official disregard or overlooking of offenses; pardon;… …

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