"double-oblique" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} double-oblique (not comparable)
  1. Combining or including two oblique angles. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-double-oblique-en-adj-ovtDJWnX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. (grammar, rare) Aligning the agent and object in nonergative tenses but aligning the subject and object in ergative tenses. Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-double-oblique-en-adj-~R9qvKJX Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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