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inunction

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/

The English word “inunction” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.

Etymology

From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).

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