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sacrificial

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sacrificial
1. adj. Relating to sacrifice
The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.
2. adj. Used as a sacrifice.
The sacrificial coating protects the hull, but because it takes the damage the hull doesn't, we must replace it annually.
The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.

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