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Definition of oval adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oval

adjective
 
/ˈəʊvl/
 
/ˈəʊvl/
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  1. like an egg in shape
    • an oval face
    Extra Examples
    • The handle is oval in shape.
    • The leaves are long and almost oval.
    • an oval-shaped box
    Topics Colours and Shapesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • perfectly
    • almost
    • roughly
    • …
    phrases
    • oval in shape
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or modern Latin ovalis, from Latin ovum ‘egg’.
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