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ovarian

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /oʊˈvɛɹi.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
  • CMU ARPABET: OW0 V EH1 R IY2 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the ovaries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or involving the ovaries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ovarian cancer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

c 1840 ovary + -an

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ovàric — Relating to the ovaries
  • Esperanto: ovaria — Relating to the ovaries
  • French: ovarien — Relating to the ovaries
  • Galician: ovárico — Relating to the ovaries
  • German: Eierstock- — Relating to the ovaries
  • Irish: ubhagánach — Relating to the ovaries
  • Italian: ovarico — Relating to the ovaries
  • Polish: jajnikowy — Relating to the ovaries
  • Portuguese: ovárico — Relating to the ovaries
  • Portuguese: ovariano — Relating to the ovaries
  • Spanish: ovárico — Relating to the ovaries