"ovular" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ovular.wav Forms: more ovular [comparative], most ovular [superlative]
Etymology: From ovule + -ar. In the feminist sense, chosen as an opposite to seminar because of that term's etymological link with semen, the male sexual fluid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ovule|ar}} ovule + -ar Head templates: {{en-adj}} ovular (comparative more ovular, superlative most ovular)
  1. Of or pertaining to an oval.
    Sense id: en-ovular-en-adj-99D6EjYS
  2. Of or pertaining to an ovule. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-ovular-en-adj-KpYSKNOQ Disambiguation of Biology: 0 75 25

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ovular.wav Forms: ovulars [plural]
Etymology: From ovule + -ar. In the feminist sense, chosen as an opposite to seminar because of that term's etymological link with semen, the male sexual fluid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ovule|ar}} ovule + -ar Head templates: {{en-noun}} ovular (plural ovulars)
  1. (feminism, rare) A seminar for feminists. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Feminism Related terms: ovulary
    Sense id: en-ovular-en-noun-ebGCOxrp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 7 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 15 5 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 9 5 2 65 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 3 2 75 3 8 Topics: feminism, government, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences

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