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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ob-lawng, -long
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒbˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ

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Définition of oblong

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin oblongus "more long than broad," originally "somewhat long," from ob "to, toward," here perhaps intensive (see ob-) + longus "long" (see long (adj.)). As a noun from c.1600.
  • adj elongated and rounded
Example sentences :
  • Her contour was rather square than oblong, and she was very heavy.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • One was a large one and oblong in shape, the other of good size but round.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • The difference was that it was oblong instead of half round.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • The spores are ochraceous-brown, oblong or elliptical, 8–104–5.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Oblong, two or three times as long as wide, with the sides parallel.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • It consists of a nave of four bays with two oblong towers to the west.
  • Extract from : « Portuguese Architecture » by Walter Crum Watson
  • It is of oblong shape, and is placed on a raised platform which is ascended by steps.
  • Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
  • The room, an oblong, was furnished after a fashion of long ago.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • Sew this into an oblong piece twelve inches long and eight inches wide.
  • Extract from : « Spool Knitting » by Mary A. McCormack
  • Lanceolate: lance- or spear-shaped: oblong and tapering to the end.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

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