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oblivion

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ob⋅liv⋅i⋅on

  [uh-bliv-ee-uhn]
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–noun
1. the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
2. the state of forgetting or of being oblivious: the oblivion of sleep.
3. official disregard or overlooking of offenses; pardon; amnesty.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF < L oblīviōn- (s. of oblīviō), equiv. to oblīv(īscī) to forget + -iōn- -ion; see ob-
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o·bliv·i·on   (ə-blĭv'ē-ən)   
n.  

  1. The condition or quality of being completely forgotten: "He knows that everything he writes is consigned to posterity (oblivion's other, seemingly more benign, face)" (Joyce Carol Oates).

  2. The act or an instance of forgetting; total forgetfulness: sought the great oblivion of sleep.

  3. Official overlooking of offenses; amnesty.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblīviō, oblīviōn-, from oblīvīscī, to forget; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]
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