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Bris

  [Ashk. bris; Eng. bris]
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–noun Hebrew.
Brith.

Brith

  [Seph. breet; Ashk. bris; Eng. bris, brit]
–noun Hebrew.
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
Also, Berith, Brit, Bris.
Compare Brith Milah.

Origin:
bərīth lit., covenant
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bris   (brĭs)   
n.   pl. bris·es Judaism
The rite or ceremony of male circumcision, usually performed on the eighth day of life.

[Ashkenazi Hebrew brīs, from Hebrew bərît (mīlâ), covenant (of circumcision).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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