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单词 diabaterial
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diabaterialadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek διαβατήρια , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < ancient Greek διαβατήρια offerings before crossing the border, in Hellenistic Greek also offerings before crossing a river, use as noun (short for διαβατήρια ἱερά) of neuter plural of διαβατήριος ( < διαβατός to be crossed ( < διαβαίνειν to go through, cross + -τός, suffix forming verbal adjectives) + -τήριος, suffix forming adjectives) + -al suffix1. N.E.D. (1895) gives the pronunciation as (dəi:ăbătīə·riăl) /ˌdaɪəbəˈtɪərɪəl/.
Ancient Greek History. Obsolete. rare.
Designating a sacrifice performed before crossing a border.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > across > relating to crossing a frontier or river
diabaterial1790
1790 W. Mitford Hist. Greece II. xvii. 396 The whole force of Laconia marched..to Leuctra, on the borders; where, according to the constant practice of the Greeks, before they would move in arms beyond their own territory, the diabaterial or border-passing sacrifice was performed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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