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oblivion

obliv.i.on \*-'bliv-e--*n, o--, a:-\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L oblivion-, 
   oblivio, fr. oblivisci to forge]t, perh. fr. ob- in the way + levis smooth 
   - more at OB-, LIME 1: an act or instance of forgetting : FORGETFULNESS  2: 
   the quality or state of being forgotten  3: official ignoring of offenses : 
   PARDON