See Also: ovate(medicine)
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ovate noun1. E18.
[from Greek ouateis pl. (rel. to Latin VATES) repr. a Gaulish word.]
Orig., an ancient Celtic priest or natural philosopher. Later also, a member of an order of Welsh bards recognized at an eisteddfod.