libation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin libatio, from libare (“to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
libation (plural libations)
- The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity.
- The wine or liquid thus poured out.
- (often humorous) A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
Synonyms[edit]
- (act of pouring): tip, tipping
- See also Wikisaurus:alcoholic beverage
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Translations[edit]
act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
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liquid poured out
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alcoholic beverage
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