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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: ablution, from Latin, from abluere, from ab- 'away' + lavere 'to wash'

ablutions

 noun
     
a‧blu‧tions [plural] formal
if you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself - sometimes used humorously
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