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sauna definition

sauna (nə, sä-)

noun

  1. a bath that originated in Finland, in which exposure to very hot, relatively dry air produced by small amounts of water applied to heated stones is followed usually by light beating of the skin with birch boughs or a brief plunge into cold water
  2. the enclosure for such a bath

Etymology: Finn

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