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irrigation

ir·ri·ga·tion

UK/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/ US/ˌɪrʌˈɡeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

2.

(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.

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