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delubrum

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de⋅lu⋅brum

  [duh-loo-bruhm]
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–noun, plural -bra  [-bruh] .
(in ancient Rome) a temple, shrine, or sanctuary.
Origin:
1655–65; < L dēlūbrum, appar. equiv. to dēlu(ere) to wash off (dē- de- + -luere, comb. form of lavere to wash) + -brum instrumental suffix
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