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sudatio

[ soo-dey-shee-oh ]
/ suˈdeɪ ʃiˌoʊ /

noun, plural su·da·ti·o·nes [soo-dey-shee-oh-neez] /suˌdeɪ ʃiˈoʊ niz/.

(in an ancient Roman bath) a chamber, between the sudatorium and the calidarium, where sweat was removed.

Words nearby sudatio

sudanese, sudanic, sudanophilic, sudanophobic, sudarium, sudatio, sudation, sudatorium, sudatory, sudbury, sudd

Origin of sudatio

< Latin sūtātiō orig., act of sweating, equivalent to sūdā(re) to sweat + -tiō noun suffix
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