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bris

(bris)

noun

brith milah

Origin: Yiddish < Heb berit

See bris in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bris·es
Judaism

The rite or ceremony of male circumcision, usually performed on the eighth day of life.

Origin:

Origin: Ashkenazi Hebrew brīs

Origin: , from Hebrew bərît (mīlâ), covenant (of circumcision)

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