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Definition of
ovulation noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
ovulation
noun
/ˌɒvjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌɑːvjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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the process of producing an egg (called an
ovum
) from the
ovary
methods of predicting ovulation
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ovoviviparous
adjective
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verb
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