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An egg-shaped hand axeAn egg-shaped hand axe.
UK/ˈəʊ.veɪt/US/ˈoʊ.veɪt/
Meaning
4 sensesAn egg-shaped hand axe.
An Irish bard.
A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffBorrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Ultimately from a Celtic language, see Proto-Celtic *wātis.
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