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circumcision
Main Entry:
rite of passage
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
ritual performed for change of status
Synonyms:
baptism,
circumcision
,
initiation
, initiation rite, initiatory rite, rite de passage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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