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obvious definition

ob·vi·ous (äb′vē əs)

adjective

  1. easy to see or understand; plain; evident
  2. Obsolete being in the way

Etymology: L obvius, in the way, lying open: see ob- & via

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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