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bae⋅tyl

[beet-l]
–noun Classical Antiquity.
a meteorite or stone held sacred or believed to be of divine origin.
Also, bae⋅tu⋅lus [bee-chuh-luhs, beet-l-uhs] , bae⋅ty⋅lus [beet-l-uhs] .


Origin:
1850–55; < L baetulus < Gk baítȳlos meteoric stone


bae⋅tyl⋅ic [bee-til-ik] , adjective
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