dēlībātĭo

ōnis, f.

id.

I. a taking away from, diminishing (post-class.): hereditatis, Dig. 30, 113; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 22.—
II. The first fruit, sample, representative portion: quod si delibatio sancta est, et massa, Vulg. Rom. 11, 16.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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