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See Loquacious.] A disputer; a
gainsayer. [Obs.] Bale.

Ob"long (?), a. [L. oblongus;
ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F.
oblong.] Having greater length than breadth, esp. when
rectangular.

Ob"long, n. A rectangular figure
longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is
broad.

The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong
upon a descent.

Sir W. Temple.

||Ob`lon*ga"ta (?), n. [NL.]
(Anat.) The medulla oblongata. B. G.
Wilder.

Ob"lon*ga"tal (?), a. Of or
pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.

Ob"long*ish (?), a. Somewhat
oblong.

Ob"long*ly, adv. In an oblong
form.

Ob"long*ness, n. State or quality
of being oblong.

Ob"long-o"vate (?), a. Between
oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.

||Ob*lon"gum (?), n.

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