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单词 obvelation
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obvelationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obvelation-, obvelatio.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin obvelation-, obvelatio veiling, shrouding (12th cent., 1552 in British sources) < obvelat- , past participial stem of obvelare obvele v. + -io -ion suffix1. Compare later velation n. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫbvĭlēi·ʃən) /ɒbvɪˈleɪʃən/.
Obsolete. rare.
The action or an act of concealing.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun]
hiding?c1225
heelinga1250
hidea1300
hillinga1300
coverturec1374
tapinage1390
concealing1421
hodymokec1450
occultation1453
concelising1492
blindnessa1616
concealmenta1616
shrouding1615
back-hood1621
absconsion1649
screening1651
obvelation1664
muffling1788
tucking1810
smokescreening1922
1664 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix 350 The title might have been more properly the obvelation or obscuration then the revelation.
1874 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David IV. Ps. xcvii. 2 Every revelation of God must also be an obvelation.
1997 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 May b4/4 Rebecca..won the 70th National Spelling Bee in Washington yesterday after 244 competitors stumbled over words like pachymeter, chautauqua and obvelation.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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