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brith mi·lah (brit mē′lä)

Judaism the rite of circumcision on the eighth day after birth

Etymology: Heb berit mila, covenant of circumcision

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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