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/sa.kʁi.fis/
Translation
sacrifice
Word origin
From Latin sacrificium, built from sacer ('sacred') and facere ('to make'). To sacrifice was first to make a thing over to a god.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sacrificium
- English cognates
- sacrifice, sacred
Grammar
Examples
l'.
His sacrifice saved the whole team.
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They made big sacrifices for their children.
' , c' .
It is not a sacrifice, it is a choice.
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The sacrifices of the early years paid off.
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She refuses any sacrifice of that kind.
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