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affusion.

The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin affusio, from Latin affundō (“to pour or sprinkle onto”), from Latin fundō (“to pour”), from Proto-Italic *hundō (“to pour out”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”).

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