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ab·lu·tion  audio  (-blshn, -bl-) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. A washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite.
  2. The liquid so used.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English ablucioun, from Latin ablti , abltin-, from abltus, past participle of abluere, to wash away : ab-, away ; see ab- 1 + -luere, to wash; see leu()- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ab·lution·ary   (-sh-nr) KEY  (Adjective)


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