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prelibation

American  
[pree-lahy-bey-shuhn] / ˌpri laɪˈbeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. a foretaste.

prelibation British  
/ ˌpriːlaɪˈbeɪʃən /

noun

  1. rare an advance taste or sample; foretaste

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Etymology

Origin of prelibation

1520–30; < Late Latin praelībātiōn- (stem of praelībātiō ) a foretaste, anticipation, equivalent to praelībāt ( us ) (past participle of praelībāre to taste beforehand) + -iōn- -ion. See pre-, libation

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