Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of burning, or the state of being burned.

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  • noun rare The act of burning, or the state of being burned.

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  • noun obsolete The act of burning, or the state of being burned.

Etymologies

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Latin ustio, from urere, ustum, to burn: compare French ustion.

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  • The act of burning, or the state of being burned.

    August 18, 2008

  • ooh, sort of like moxibustion.

    August 18, 2008