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What does the noun moxibustion mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun moxibustion. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun moxibustion?
About 0.07occurrences per million words in modern written English
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How is the noun moxibustion pronounced?
British English
/ˌmɒksᵻˈbʌstʃ(ə)n/
mock-suh-BUSS-chuhn
U.S. English
/ˌmɑksəˈbəstʃ(ə)n/
mahk-suh-BUSS-chuhn
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Where does the noun moxibustion come from?
Earliest known use
1830s
The earliest known use of the noun moxibustion is in the 1830s.
OED's earliest evidence for moxibustion is from 1833, in a dictionary by Robley Dunglison, physician and medical writer.
moxibustion is formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: moxa n., ‑i‑ connective, combustion n.
See etymology
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- moxa, n.1675–
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