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Berit

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Noun1.BeritBerit - the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Berith, Bris, Briss, Brith
circumcision - the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite


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