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oblongs

[ob-lawng, -long] Origin

ob·long

[ob-lawng, -long]
adjective
1.
elongated, usually from the square or circular form.
2.
in the form of a rectangle one of whose dimensions is greater than the other.
noun
3.
an oblong figure.

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Oblongs is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English oblonge < Latin oblongus rather long, equivalent to ob- ob- + longus long1

ob·long·ish, adjective
ob·long·ly, adverb
ob·long·ness, noun
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oblong
c.1420, from L. oblongus originally "somewhat long," from ob "to, toward" + longus "long" (see long (adj.)).
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