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lavement

lavement noun: a washing, a bathing.

Noun

lavement (plural lavements)

  1. (archaic) A washing, a bathing.
  2. (obsolete) An enema; a suppository.

Forms of lavement

plurallavements

Origin of lavement

From French lavement, from laver (“to wash”).

Questions about lavement

What does lavement mean?
Lavement means a washing, a bathing.
What part of speech is lavement?
Lavement is a noun.
What is the plural of lavement?
The plural of lavement is lavements.

Words near lavement in the dictionary

  1. Lavelle
  2. Lavelles
  3. Lavells
  4. Lavely
  5. Lavelys
  6. lavement
  7. lavements
  8. Laven
  9. lavendamycin
  10. lavender
  11. Lavender Bay

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