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ablutionablution: see lavatoryablution (n.)\\\"ritual washing,\\\" late 14c., from Latin ablutionem...

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abnegate (v.)1650s, from Latin abnegatus, past participle of abnegare \\\"to refuse, deny\\\" (see a...

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abnegation (n.)late 14c., \\\"a negative assertion,\\\" c. 1500 as \\\"self-denial,\\\" from Latin a...

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abnormal (adj.)1835, displaced older abnormous (1742) and rival anormal (1835) under influence of La...

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abnormality (n.)\\\"quality of being abnormal,\\\" 1854; \\\"abnormal feature or quality,\\\" 1859,...

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aboard (adv.)late 14c., probably in most cases from Old French à bord, from à \\\"on\\\" + bord \\\"...

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abodeabode: see bideabode (n.)mid-13c., \\\"action of waiting,\\\" verbal noun identical with Old En...

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abolish (v.)mid-15c., from Middle French aboliss-, present participle stem of abolir \\\"to abolish\...