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Word: Ablution
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin ablutio(n-), from abluere, from ab- ‘away’ + luere ‘wash’. The original use was as a term in chemistry and alchemy meaning ‘purification by using liquids’, hence ‘purification of the body by washing’ (mid 16th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbluːʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of washing oneself
Short Definition:act of washing oneself
Examples:- the women performed their ablutions
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