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Obliquation

Obliquation \Ob`li*qua"tion\, n. [L. obliquatio, fr. obliquare to turn obliquely. See Oblique.]

  1. The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes. [R.]
    --Sir T. Browne.

  2. Deviation from moral rectitude. [R.]

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obliquation

n. 1 The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity. 2 deviation from moral rectitude.