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Pronunciation / Transliteration: oubliette
"Le château avait une oubliette célèbre pour son histoire sombre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A secret dungeon with an opening only at the top, used for imprisoning individuals who are to be forgotten.
"The castle's oubliette was notorious for its dark history of holding political prisoners." - 2
A place or situation where someone or something is forgotten.
"After years of neglect, the old library had become an oubliette of forgotten knowledge."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'oubliette' originates from the French word 'oublier', meaning 'to forget'. It was used in the context of a dungeon or cell where prisoners were forgotten, reflecting a historical practice in medieval Europe where captives were left to die in obscurity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oubliette" is said worldwide
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oubliette
Transliteration: oubliette
"Le château avait une oubliette célèbre pour son histoire sombre."
Vergessenheit
Transliteration: ferˈɡɛsn̩haɪt
"Das Schloss hatte einen berüchtigten Verlies der Vergessenheit."
oblio
Transliteration: oblio
"Il castello aveva un oblio noto per la sua storia oscura."
olvidadero
Transliteration: olviðaðeɾo
"El castillo tenía un olvidadero famoso por su historia oscura."
esquecimento
Transliteration: eskeʃiˈmentu
"O castelo tinha um esquecimento notório por sua história sombria."
भूलने की जगह
Transliteration: bhoolne ki jagah
"किले में एक भूलने की जगह थी जो अपने अंधेरे इतिहास के लिए प्रसिद्ध थी।"
遗忘之地
Transliteration: yíwàng zhī dì
"城堡有一个因其黑暗历史而闻名的遗忘之地。"
망각의 장소
Transliteration: mang-gak-ui jangso
"성에는 어두운 역사로 유명한 망각의 장소가 있었다."
忘却の場所
Transliteration: bōkyaku no basho
"城にはその暗い歴史で知られる忘却の場所があった。"
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