"prelibation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prelibations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin praelibatio, from praelibare (“to taste beforehand”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praelibatio}} Latin praelibatio Head templates: {{en-noun}} prelibation (plural prelibations)
  1. A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste.
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  2. A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.
    Sense id: en-prelibation-en-noun-Tiyl8rR- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Inflected forms

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