oubliette

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English [edit]

WOTD – 18 April 2012    

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from French oubliette, from oublier (“to forget”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /uːbliˈɛt/

Noun [edit]

oubliette (plural oubliettes)

  1. A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top. [from 18th c.]

Translations [edit]

dungeon

Hypernyms [edit]

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From oublier +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ublijɛt/

Noun [edit]

oubliette f (plural oubliettes)

  1. oubliette [from 14th c.]
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