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oblatum¹

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From Late Latin oblātus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad, wide”), (modelled after and contrasting with prolatus (“extended, lengthened”)).

noun oblata

  1. An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.

oblatum²

Where it comes from

From Latin oblātum, past participle of offerō (“bring to, offer”), from ob (“in front of”) + ferō (“bring”). Compare oblate.

adjective

  1. not comparable Submitted for publication; especially, of academic articles, submitted for peer review before publication.

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"oblatum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oblatum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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oblatum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oblatum

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"oblatum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oblatum.

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@misc{oblatum_2026,
  title = {oblatum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oblatum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}