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bris (n.)

Yiddish word for the circumcision ceremony, 1956, from bris milah, Ashkenazi pronunciation of brit milah "covenant of circumcision."

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Definitions of bris from WordNet

Bris (n.)
the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life;
Synonyms: Berith / Berit / Brith / Briss
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