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abstersion (countable and uncountable, plural abstersions)
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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Source: Wiktionary
Ab*ster"sion, n. Etym: [F. abstersion. See Absterge.]
Definition: Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. The task of ablution and abstersion being performed. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States