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Definition of: oval
(ō′vəl) adjective
1. Having the figure of the plane longitudinal section of an egg, usually rounded at one end and tapering at the other.
2. Ellipsoidal.
—noun A figure or body of such form or outline. [<NL ovalis <L ovum egg]
—o′val·ly adverb
—o′val·ness noun
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