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Definition of libation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

libation

noun
 
/laɪˈbeɪʃn/
 
/laɪˈbeɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. (in the past) a gift of wine to a god
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin libatio(n-), from libare ‘pour as an offering’.
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