a‧blu‧tions /əˈbluːʃ
ənz/
noun [plural] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: ablution, from Latin, from abluere, from ab- 'away' + lavere 'to wash']
if you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself – sometimes used humorously
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