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JadziaDax · 06-19-2003, 01:56 AM

The Word of the Day for June 19 is:

lavation • \lay-VAY-shun\ • (noun) the act or an instance of washing or cleansing

A little more information about today’s word:
It sounds logical that you would perform a "lavation" in a "lavatory," doesn't it? And it is logical: both these words come from the Latin "lavare," meaning, appropriately, "to wash." English picked up a few other words from this root as well. In medicine, the therapeutic washing out of an organ is "lavage." There is also "lavabo" (in Latin, literally, "I shall wash") which in English can refer to a ceremony at Mass in which the celebrant washes his hands, to the basin used in this religious ceremony, or to other kinds of basins. Even the word "lavish," via a Middle French word for a downpour of rain, comes to us from "lavare."

My sentence:
Having completed his morning lavation, Arnold felt ready to begin the day.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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06-19-2003, 01:56 AM	#125 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day June 19 The Word of the Day for June 19 is: lavation • \lay-VAY-shun\ • (noun) the act or an instance of washing or cleansing A little more information about today’s word: It sounds logical that you would perform a "lavation" in a "lavatory," doesn't it? And it is logical: both these words come from the Latin "lavare," meaning, appropriately, "to wash." English picked up a few other words from this root as well. In medicine, the therapeutic washing out of an organ is "lavage." There is also "lavabo" (in Latin, literally, "I shall wash") which in English can refer to a ceremony at Mass in which the celebrant washes his hands, to the basin used in this religious ceremony, or to other kinds of basins. Even the word "lavish," via a Middle French word for a downpour of rain, comes to us from "lavare." My sentence: Having completed his morning lavation, Arnold felt ready to begin the day. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?