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ablutionary

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English

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Etymology

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    From ablution + -ary.

    Pronunciation

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    • (US) IPA(key): /əˈblu.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Adjective

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    ablutionary (comparative more ablutionary, superlative most ablutionary)

    1. Pertaining to ablution. [From the mid 19th century.][1]
      Synonyms: ablutional, ablutive

    References

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    1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablutionary”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.