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Libation
libation
noun Etymology: Middle English libacioun, from Latin ~-, libatio, from libare to pour as an offering; akin to Greek leibein to pour Date: 14th century 1. a. an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice (as to a deity) b. a liquid (as wine) used in a ~ 2. a. an act or instance of drinking often ceremoniously b. beverage; especially a drink containing alcohol • ~ary adjective
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n. 1 a the pouring out of a drink-offering to a god. b such a drink-offering. 2 joc. a potation. Etymology: ME f. L libatio f. libare pour as offering ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. книж. возлияние to make a libation to Jupiter —- совершать возлияние Юпитеру 2. налитое (в стакан) вино 3. выпивка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(libations) In ancient Greece and Rome, a libation was an alcoholic drink that was offered to the gods. (LITERARY) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- c.1384, from L. libationem (nom. libatio), from libare "pour out (an offering)," from Gk. leibein. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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