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oblique
adjective(oblique)
neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
oblique
adjective(oblique)
having the axis not perpendicular to the base
oblique
adjective(oblique)
having no right angle
oblique
noun(oblique)
something (such as a line) that is oblique
oblique
noun(oblique)
any of several oblique muscles; especially : any of the thin flat muscles forming the middle and outer layers of the lateral walls of the abdomen
oblique
adverb(oblique)
at a 45 degree angle
oblique
noun(oblique)
an acute or obtuse angle
oblique
noun(oblique)
a grammatical case other than the nominative or vocative

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