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ablution
  • n  the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
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ablation
  • n  surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  • n  the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
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ablative absolute
  • n  a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier
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ablative case
  • n  the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
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ablaut
  • n  a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
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able-bodied seaman
  • n  a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
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