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                    "description": "<b>μελί·κρατον, ου (τὸ)<\/b> <font color='purple'>[ᾱ]<\/font><br\/><b>      1<\/b> mélange de lait et de miel avec lequel on faisait des libations en l’honneur des dieux infernaux, OD. <i>10, 519 ;<\/i> μελίκρατα γάλακτος, EUR. <i>Or. 115, m. sign. ;<\/i><br\/><b>      2<\/b> <i>postér<\/i>. mélange d’eau et de miel, eau miellée, hydromel, HPC. <i>Aph. 1254 ;<\/i> ARSTT. <i>Metaph. 13, 6, 1<\/i>.<p style='color:darkgreen'>➳ <i>Dat. métaplast<\/i>. μελίκρατι <font color='purple'>[ᾱ]<\/font> <i>comme de<\/i> μελίκρας <font color='purple'>[ᾱ]<\/font> GRAMM. <i>1226 Bekker, Anecdota græca. Ion<\/i>. μελίκρητον, OD. <i>l. c<\/i>.<\/p><p style='color:darkblue'><b>Étym<\/b>. μέλι, κρατός.<\/p>"
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                    "description": "Ion. μελίκρητον, τό, (&lt; κεράννυμι) <b>drink of honey and milk<\/b> offered as a libation to the powers of the nether world, χοὴν χεῖσθαι πᾶσιν νεκύεσσι, πρῶτα μελικρήτῳ, μετέπειτα δὲ ἡδέϊ οἴνῳ <i>Od.<\/i> 10.519, cf. SIG 1025.34 (Cos); μελίκρατα γάλακτος E. <i>Or.<\/i> 115; also, <b>a mixture of honey and water<\/b>, Hp. <i>Aph.<\/i> 5.41, Arist. <i>Metaph.<\/i> 1092b29, <i>Com.Adesp.<\/i> 128, Antyll. ap. Orib. 5.29.7, Gal. ap. Orib. 5.14.1, cf. Sch. S. <i>OC<\/i> 481, Thphr. <i>HP<\/i> 9.11.2; μ. θερμόν POxy. 1088.61."
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