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1. (n.) oubliette
a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling.
Etymology: (1810–20; < F, MF, <oubli(er) to forget)
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1. (noun) oubliette
a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
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1. oubliette
an underground cell, perfectly dark, in which prisoners were subjected to perpetual confinement, was so called as being a "place of forgetfulness," or where one is forgotten; they were often put secretly to death.
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