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oblivion

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oblivion/əˈblɪviən/

▶noun

1 the state of being unaware of what is happening around one.

2 the state of being forgotten.

3 destruction or extinction.

4 Law, historical amnesty or pardon.

– origin ME: via OFr. from L. oblivio(n-), from oblivisci ‘forget’.

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"Transit off or on into oblivion"
Fall Into Oblivion
He looked down over at oblivion
Hopscotch to oblivion
professional oblivion

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