? Obs. [n. of action f. med.L. balneāre to bathe: see -ATION.] Bathing.

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1646.  Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., II. vi. 101. Balneations, washings, and fomentations.

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1656.  in Blount, Glossogr.; and in mod. Dicts.

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