English Explanatory Dictionary

abstersion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

Pronunciation

/æbˈstɜː.ʒn̩/ /æbˈstɝ.ʒn̩/ /əbˈstɝ.ʒn̩/ /æbˈstɝ.ʃn̩/ /əbˈstɝ.ʃn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abstersion.wav

Word forms

abstersion abstersions

Etymology

From Middle English abstersioun, from either Old French or Medieval Latin abstertion, from Latin abstersus, past participle of abstergēo (“to wipe off or away”).

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