oblong /ˈäbˌlôNG, ˈɑbˌlɔŋ 
/ ▸ noun an object or flat figure in an elongated rectangle or oval shape: an oblong of grass.
▸ adjective having an elongated shape, as a rectangle or an oval: oblong tables.
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin oblongus ‘longish’.
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