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Definition of sauna noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sauna

noun
 
/ˈsɔːnə/,
 
/ˈsaʊnə/
 
/ˈsɔːnə/,
 
/ˈsaʊnə/
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  1. a period of time in which you sit or lie in a room (also called a sauna) which has been heated to a very high temperature. Some saunas involve the use of steam.
    • a hotel with a swimming pool and sauna
    • to have/take a sauna
    Topics Houses and homesc1
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Finnish.
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