English

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Etymology 1

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From obliterate +‎ -ure (suffix denoting the result of an action).[1]

Noun

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obliterature (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of obliteration
    • 1870, The Month, volume 12, page 56:
      After describing the gradual obliterature of the prominences by the advancing moon, he says, "These observations have convinced me that the prominences belong to the sun, and that it is unreasonable to assert the contrary."

Etymology 2

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Blend of obliterate +‎ literature.

Noun

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obliterature (uncountable)

  1. (literary criticism) Forms of literature that are somehow obliterated or void, for example, by being interpreted in a way not intended by the original author.

References

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  1. ^ † obliterature, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2018.

Latin

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Participle

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obliterātūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of obliterātūrus