abstersion

See also: abstersión

English

Etymology

Either from (Old French, or from Medieval Latin abstertion), from Latin abstersus, past participle of abstergēo.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɜː.ʒn̩/
(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɝ.ʒn̩/, /əbˈstɝ.ʒn̩/, /æbˈstɝ.ʃn̩/, /əbˈstɝ.ʃn̩/

Noun

abstersion (countable and uncountable, plural abstersions)

(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[1]
- (Can we date this quote?), Sir W. Scott, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  The task of ablution and abstersion being performed.

Translations

the act of cleaning

Catalan: abstersió f
Dutch: reiniging (nl) f, zuivering (nl) f
Polish: czyszczenie (pl)

Portuguese: abstersão f
Spanish: abstersión (es) f

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9

Anagrams

botanisers

Scots

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əbˈstɛrʃən/

Noun

abstersion (plural abstersions)

abstersion

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