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   ablution

   /əˈbluːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an act of washing oneself: formal, humorous "the women performed their ablutions"
   • ▪ a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers. formal, humorous
   • ▪ (in army slang) a building or room containing washing facilities and toilets. formal, humorous

   Word Origin 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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ablutionary adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • U

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   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

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