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diabaterial, a. rare.|ˌdaɪəbəˈtɪərɪəl|
[f. Gr. διαβατήρια (sc. ἱερά) offerings before crossing the border, or a river (f. διαβατός to be crossed, διαβαίνειν to go through, cross) + -al1.]
Pertaining to the crossing of a frontier or river.
1784–90Mitford Hist. Greece xvii. iv. (1829) III. 112 There, according to the constant practice of the Greeks..the diabaterial or border-passing sacrifice was performed. |