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Definition of burnt offering noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

burnt offering

noun

/ˌbɜːnt ˈɒfərɪŋ/

/ˌbɜːrnt ˈɔːfərɪŋ/

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something (usually an animal) that is burnt in a religious ceremony as a gift offered to a god

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(British English, humorous) food that has been badly burnt by accident

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