abstersion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English abstersioun, from either Old French or Medieval Latin abstertion, from Latin abstersus, past participle of abstergēo (“to wipe off or away”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈstɜː.ʒn̩/ (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɝ.ʒn̩/, /əbˈstɝ.ʒn̩/, /æbˈstɝ.ʃn̩/, /əbˈstɝ.ʃn̩/ === Noun === abstersion (countable and uncountable, plural abstersions) (archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === botanisers == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English abstersioun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əbˈstɛrʃən/ === Noun === abstersion (plural abstersions) abstersion === References === Eagle, Andy, editor (2026), “abstersion”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎[1]