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obliterature en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From obliterate + -ure (suffix denoting the result of an action).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare, uncountable) Synonym of obliteration.
    • After describing the gradual obliterature of the prominences by the advancing moon, he says, "These observations have convinced me that the prominences belong to the sun, and that it is unreasonable to assert the contrary." 1870, The Month, volume 12, page 56:

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obliterature en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Blend of obliterate + literature.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:literary criticism, uncountable) Forms of literature that are somehow obliterated or void, for example, by being interpreted in a way not intended by the original author.