also ~s noun Etymology: Yiddish ~, short for ~-mile, from Hebrew bĕrīth mīlāh, literally, covenant of circumcision Date: circa 1934 the Jewish rite of circumcision
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Meaning of BRIS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012