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suovetaurilia

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suo⋅ve⋅tau⋅ril⋅i⋅a

  [swoh-vi-taw-ril-ee-uh]
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–noun
(in ancient Rome) a sacrifice of a hog, a ram, and a bull.
Origin:
< L suovetaurīlia, equiv. to sū(s) swine + ove-, comb. form of ovis sheep + taur(us) bull + -īlia n. use of neut. pl. of -īlis denominal adj. suffix)
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