obliquity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
  2. noun the quality of being deceptive

Etymology

From Middle French obliquité, from Latin oblīquitās, from oblīquus (“oblique”). Corresponding to oblique + -ity.

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Synonyms

asynclitism

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