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li·ba·tion
(lī-bā′shən)n.
1.
a. The pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual.
b. The liquid so poured.
2. Informal
a. A beverage, especially an intoxicating beverage.
b. The act of drinking an intoxicating beverage.
[Middle English libacioun, from Latin lībātiō, lībātiōn-, from lībātus, past participle of lībāre, to pour out as an offering.]
li·ba′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj.
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libation
(laɪˈbeɪʃən)n
1.
a. the pouring out of wine, etc, in honour of a deity
b. the liquid so poured out
2. usually facetious an alcoholic drink
[C14: from Latin lībātiō, from lībāre to pour an offering of drink]
liˈbational, liˈbationary adj
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li•ba•tion
(laɪˈbeɪ ʃən)n.
1. a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
2. the liquid poured out.
3. Often Facetious.
a. an intoxicating beverage, as wine.
b. an act or instance of drinking such a beverage.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lībātiō=lībā(re) to pour (c. Greek leíbein) + -tiō -tion]
li•ba′tion•al, li•ba′tion•ar′y, adj.
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libation
Jocular. an alcoholic beverage.
See also: Alcohol-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | libation - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
2. | libation - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity | |
3. | libation - the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning |
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libation
n
(= offering) → Trankopfer nt
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