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Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
  2. adjective rounded like an egg

Etymology

From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.

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ellipse

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