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sacrifice

Main Entry:: ¹sac·ri·fice
Pronunciation:: \ˈsa-krə-ˌfīs, also -fəs or -ˌfīz\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrificium, from sacr-, sacer + facere to make — more at do
Date:: 13th century

1: an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar2: something offered in sacrifice3 a: destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else b: something given up or lost <the sacrifices made by parents>4: loss <goods sold at a sacrifice>5: sacrifice hit

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