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obliterature

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of obliteration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare, uncountable

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Synonyms: obliteration

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Forms of literature that are somehow obliterated or void, for example, by being interpreted in a way not intended by the original author.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: literary criticism

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History

Etymology

From obliterate + -ure (suffix denoting the result of an action).

Blend of obliterate + literature.