Double-oblique

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Combining or including two oblique angles. not-comparable

    "In certain other molluscan muscles, however, Marceau (1908) observed double-oblique striations which could not be ascribed to the presence of spirally wound, homogeneous fibrils."

  2. 2
    Aligning the agent and object in nonergative tenses but aligning the subject and object in ergative tenses. not-comparable, rare

    "Even less common is the double-oblique type, found in certain Pamir languages (Payne 1980), Kashmiri and Pashto (Bubenik 1989b)."

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"In certain other molluscan muscles, however, Marceau (1908) observed double-oblique striations which could not be ascribed to the presence of spirally wound, homogeneous fibrils."

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