lavation

[ ley-vey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the process of washing.

Origin of lavation

1
1620–30; <Latin lavātiōn- (stem of lavātiō) a washing, equivalent to lavāt(us) (past participle of lavāre to wash) + -iōn--ion

Other words from lavation

  • la·va·tion·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for lavation

lavation

/ (læˈveɪʃən) /


noun
  1. formal, or literary the act or process of washing

Origin of lavation

1
C17: from Latin lavātio, from lavāre to wash

Derived forms of lavation

  • lavational, adjective

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