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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•far•re•a•tion (kon far′ē ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Ancient History(among the ancient Romans) a form of marriage ceremony, limited to patricians and obligatory for holders of certain ritual offices, marked by the offering of a cake.
- Latin confarreātiōn- (stem of confarreātiō) equivalent. to confarreā(re) to contract such a marriage (con- con- + -farreāre, verb, verbal derivative of farreum cake made of emmer, derivative of far emmer; see barley1) + -tiōn- -tion
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