"ovaline" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ovaline [comparative], most ovaline [superlative]
Etymology: From oval + -ine. Compare opaline. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oval|ine}} oval + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} ovaline (comparative more ovaline, superlative most ovaline)
  1. (nonstandard) Synonym of oval: having an elongated round shape. Tags: nonstandard Synonyms: oval [synonym, synonym-of]
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