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Obliquation

Ob`li*qua"tion\, n. [L. obliquatio, fr. obliquare to turn obliquely. See Oblique.]

1. The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

2. Deviation from moral rectitude. [R.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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