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oven

American  
[uhv-uhn] / ˈʌv ən /

noun

  1. a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.

oven British  
/ ˈʌvən /

noun

  1. an enclosed heated compartment or receptacle for baking or roasting food

  2. a similar device, usually lined with a refractory material, used for drying substances, firing ceramics, heat-treating, etc

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verb

  1. (tr) to cook in an oven

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Other Word Forms

  • oven-like adjective
  • ovenlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of oven

before 900; Middle English; Old English ofen; cognate with German Ofen, Old Norse ofn

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