oblivion
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oblivion (
n.) late 14c., "
state or fact of forgetting," from
O.Fr. oblivion (13c.), from
L. oblivionem (
nom. oblivio) "
forgetfulness," from
oblivisci (
pp. oblitus) "
forget," originally "
even out, smooth over, efface," from
ob "
over" (see
OB- (
Cf. ob-)) +
root of
levis "
smooth," from
PIE *lei-w-, from
root * (s)lei- "
slime, slimy, sticky" (see
SLIME (
Cf. slime) (
n.)). Meaning "
state of being forgotten" is early 15c.
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