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la⋅va⋅tion

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

Origin:
1620–30; < L lavātiōn- (s. of lavātiō) a washing, equiv. to lavāt(us) (ptp. of lavāre to wash) + -iōn- -ion


la⋅va⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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la·va·tion   (lā-vā'shən, lā-)   
n.  The process of washing; a cleansing.

[Latin lavātiō, lavātiōn-, from lavātus, past participle of lavāre, to wash; see lave.]
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Main Entry: la·va·tion
Pronunciation: lA-'vA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or an instance of washing or cleansing —la·va·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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