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   lavatory

   /ˈlavət(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a room, building, or cubicle containing a toilet or toilets: "he locked himself in the downstairs lavatory"
   • ▪ a flush toilet: "she flushed the lavatory"
   • ▪ a sink or washbasin in a bathroom or toilet.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin lavatorium ‘place for washing’, from Latin lavare ‘to wash’. The word originally denoted something in which to wash, such as a bath or piscina, later (mid 17th century) a room with washing facilities; the current sense dates from the 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

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   • Y

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