mundation

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noun

The act of cleaning.

OriginLatin mundātio ← Proto-Indo-European *mewH- →
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Meanings

nounmundation (countable and uncountable, plural mundations)

plural mundations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of cleaning.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-“to wash, wet”
  2. Latinmundātio“cleaning”
  3. Englishmundation

From Latin mundātio (“cleaning”), from mundō (“to make clean”), from mundus (“clean, neat, elegant”), from Proto-Indo-European *mewH- (“to wash, wet”). Cognate with Dutch mooi (“nice, beautiful, sheen”).

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APA

mundation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mundation

MLA

“mundation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mundation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mundation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mundation.

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