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oblivion

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Oblivion  \Ob*liv"i*on\,  n.  [L.  oblivio,  akin  to  oblivisci  to 
  forget:  cf  OF  oblivion.] 
  1.  The  act  of  forgetting,  or  the  state  of  being  forgotten; 
  cessation  of  remembrance;  forgetfulness. 
 
  Second  childishness  and  mere  oblivion.  --Shak. 
 
  Among  our  crimes  oblivion  may  be  set  --Dryden 
 
  The  origin  of  our  city  will  be  buried  in  eternal 
  oblivion.  --W.  Irving. 
 
  2.  Official  ignoring  of  offenses;  amnesty,  or  general  pardon; 
  as  an  act  of  oblivion.  --Sir  J.  Davies. 
 
  Syn:  See  {Forgetfulness}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  oblivion 
  n  1:  the  state  of  being  disregarded  or  forgotten  [syn:  {limbo}] 
  2:  total  forgetfulness;  "he  sought  the  great  oblivion  of  sleep" 
  [syn:  {obliviousness}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  OBLIVION,  n.  The  state  or  condition  in  which  the  wicked  cease  from 
  struggling  and  the  dreary  are  at  rest.  Fame's  eternal  dumping  ground. 
  Cold  storage  for  high  hopes.  A  place  where  ambitious  authors  meet 
  their  works  without  pride  and  their  betters  without  envy.  A  dormitory 
  without  an  alarm  clock.




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