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oblates
We have found lemma(root) word of oblates : oblate.
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[ˈɒbleɪt], (Adjective)
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- (of a spheroid) flattened at the poles
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Origin
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early 18th century: from modern Latin oblatus (from ob- ‘inversely’ + -latus ‘carried’), on the pattern of Latin prolatus ‘prolonged’
[ˈɒbleɪt], (Noun)
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- a person who is dedicated to a religious life, but has typically not taken full monastic vows
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Origin
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late 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin oblatus, past participle (used as a noun) of Latin offerre ‘to offer’
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