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ovular en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ovule + -ar. In the feminist sense, chosen as an opposite to seminar because of that term's etymological link with semen, the male sexual fluid.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to an ovule.
  2. (rare) Oval.
    • There were lights across the street and an ovular pool of light from Noah’s window on the grass between her and the back fence. 2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 244:

Forms

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most ovular Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ovular Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

polyovular · anovular · biovular · monovular · periovular · extraovular · diovular · uniovular

ovular en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ovule + -ar. In the feminist sense, chosen as an opposite to seminar because of that term's etymological link with semen, the male sexual fluid.

Meanings

  1. (rare) A seminar for feminists.
    • Trebilco considers 'seminar' offensively 'masculinist', so she has replaced it with ovular, which she regards as its feminist equivalent. 1994, Christina Hoff Sommers, Who Stole Feminism?:

Forms

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ovulars Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

ovulary