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Webster 1913 Edition


Balneation

Balˊne-a′tion

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Noun.
[LL.
balneare
to bathe, fr. L.
balneum
bath.]
The act of bathing.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Balneation

BALNEA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of bathing.

Definition 2024


balneation

balneation

See also: balnéation

English

Noun

balneation (plural balneations)

  1. The act of bathing.
    • 1993, John Banville, Ghosts
      There is the Professor's nightly bath, for instance, which has all the solemn trappings of a royal balneation.
  2. The administration of public baths.

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