| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | o·val |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    v l |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Resembling an egg in shape. 2. Resembling an ellipse in shape; elliptical. | | NOUN: | 1. An egg-shaped or elliptical form or figure. 2. An elliptical track, as for racing or athletic events. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin v lis, from Latin vum, egg. See awi- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | oval·ly —ADVERB
oval·ness —NOUN
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