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Pietà
stave off

Pie·tà [or] Pie·ta

Pietà [or] Pieta

 
pronunciation:
pi eI ta
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: (sometimes l.c.) a depiction, as in sculpture or painting, of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, holding him in grief following the Crucifixion.
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