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lavation

/leɪˈveɪ.ʃən/

lavation noun: washing or cleansing.

Noun

lavation (countable and uncountable, plural lavations)

  1. (obsolete) washing or cleansing.

Forms of lavation

plurallavations

Origin of lavation

Borrowed from Latin lavatio, lavationem; compare Old French lavation. Doublet of lotion.

Words formed from lavation

Words that rhyme with lavation

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Questions about lavation

What does lavation mean?
Lavation means washing or cleansing.
What part of speech is lavation?
Lavation is a noun.
How do you pronounce lavation?
Lavation is pronounced /leɪˈveɪ.ʃən/.
What is the plural of lavation?
The plural of lavation is lavations.

Words near lavation in the dictionary

  1. Lavater
  2. lavatera
  3. lavateras
  4. Lavaterian
  5. lavatic
  6. lavation
  7. lavations
  8. lavatoria
  9. lavatorial
  10. lavatorially
  11. lavatories

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