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oblique
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[ə(ʊ)ˈbliːk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting
(e.g: we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace)
- not expressed or done in a direct way
(e.g: he issued an oblique attack on the President)
- denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin obliquus
[ə(ʊ)ˈbliːk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an oblique muscle
(e.g: it is the obliques and abdominals which create the well-trained look)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin obliquus
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