You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for July 15.

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Today’s word is cleanliness, spelled c-l-e-a-n-l-i-n-e-s-s.

cleanliness /ˈklenlinəs/ noun [uncountable]

the state of being clean, or the act of keeping things clean

Her job involved checking the cleanliness of restaurants.

a high standard of cleanliness

The Romans spent hours at their elaborate bathhouse complexes, but not everyone equated cleanliness with virtue …

— Sara Ivry

Strong as it was, she must be a believer in cleanliness being next to godliness and she wasn’t taking any chances.

— Moon Over Manifest, Clare Vanderpool

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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