ovular

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English

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.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ovular (comparative more ovular, superlative most ovular)

  1. Of or pertaining to an oval.
    • 2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 244:
      There were lights across the street and an ovular pool of light from Noah’s window on the grass between her and the back fence.
  2. Of or pertaining to an ovule.

Noun

ovular (plural ovulars)

  1. (feminism, rare) A seminar for feminists.
    • 1994, Christina Hoff Sommers, Who Stole Feminism?:
      Trebilco considers 'seminar' offensively 'masculinist', so she has replaced it with ovular, which she regards as its feminist equivalent. [1]

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Adjective

ovular m or f (masculine and feminine plural ovulars)

  1. oval; ovular

Verb

ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulí, past participle ovulat)

  1. To ovulate

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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Adjective

ovular m or f (plural ovulares)

  1. oval (of or relating to an ovum)

Etymology 2

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Verb

ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulei, past participle ovulado)

  1. to ovulate (to produce eggs or ova)
Conjugation

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ovulaire.

Adjective

ovular m or n (feminine singular ovulară, masculine plural ovulari, feminine and neuter plural ovulare)

  1. ovular

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite ovular ovulară ovulari ovulare
definite ovularul ovulara ovularii ovularele
genitive-
dative
indefinite ovular ovulare ovulari ovulare
definite ovularului ovularei ovularilor ovularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /obuˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: o‧vu‧lar

Verb

ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulé, past participle ovulado)

  1. to ovulate

Conjugation

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