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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|la-med|ōvālis|t=of an egg]], or Middle French ovale,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|ōvum|t=egg]] (see [[ovum]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) The classical Latin word for egg-shaped was ōvātus.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|la-med|ōvālis|t=of an egg]], or [[frm|ovale]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|ōvum|t=egg]] (see [[ovum]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) The classical Latin word for egg-shaped was ōvātus.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==