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libation

[lahy-bey-shuhn] / laɪˈbeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
oblation
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A few soft drinks are the only libation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Airag, a lightly alcoholic beverage made from fermented horse milk, remains a popular libation in Mongolia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023

Popular since the 1840s, root beer, which, like so many of America’s sodas, straddled the line between patent medicine and soothing nonalcoholic libation, was enjoyed as a hot beverage or as a carbonated soda.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

While attending an event while sober used to be potential pressure or trigger for some, it's become incredibly simple to merely order a nonalcoholic beer or enjoy a spirit-free libation at many bars or restaurants.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022

Seeing this done, the king in majesty said to his squire: “A fresh bowl, Pontonoos; we make libation to the lord of lightning, who seconds honorable petitioners.”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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