obliterature

English

Etymology 1

Noun

obliterature (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) 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

Blend of obliterate + literature

Noun

obliterature (uncountable)

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

Latin

Participle

obliterātūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of obliterātūrus
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