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   libation

   /lʌɪˈbeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a drink poured out as an offering to a deity: "he poured the libation of rum on the ground" Similar liquid offeringofferingtributededicationoblationsacrifice
   • ▪ the pouring out of a libation: "gin was poured in libation"
   • ▪ a drink: "tequila is a favourite libation throughout the West" Similar drinkbeveragealcoholic drinkliquid refreshmentbracerdramdraughtniptotswallowsipgulpinformal:swigtincturetipplearchaic:potation

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin libatio(n-), from libare ‘pour as an offering’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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