OBLIVION


Meaning of OBLIVION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈbli-vē-ən, ō-, ä- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oblivion-, oblivio, from oblivisci to forget, perhaps from ob- in the way + levis smooth — more at ob- , levigate

Date: 14th century

1. : the fact or condition of forgetting or having forgotten ; especially : the condition of being oblivious

2. : the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown

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