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ovennoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈʌv.ən/ us ​ /ˈʌv.ən/

B1 the part of a cooker with a door, used to bake or roast food:

a conventional/gas/fan-assisted oven
a microwave oven
a cool/medium/hot oven
Place the cake in the oven at 180°C.
Calcutta in summer is like an oven (= extremely and uncomfortably hot).

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(Definition of “oven” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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ovennoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈʌv·ən/

› part of a stove that is box-shaped with a door, in which food is baked or heated, or a separate device with this shape and use:

Roast the turkey in a 325° oven for four hours.
a toaster/microwave oven

(Definition of “oven” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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