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Vinony

ovate

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.veɪt/ / /ˈoʊ.veɪt/ / /ˈəʉ.væɪt/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

  1. Shaped like an egg.

    “The Geese, Anserinæ, have the body ovate, the head small, the bill stout and somewhat conical; the legs rather long; the wings of great length and breadth.”

  2. With the broadest extremity near the base.

noun

Etymology: Ultimately from a Celtic language, see Proto-Celtic *wātis.

  1. An Irish bard.
  2. A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
  3. A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ovātus, perfect passive participle of ovō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. To give someone an ovation.
  2. To applaud enthusiastically.