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adj
Of or pertaining to a Roman Catholic missionary society called the Salesians founded by Saint John Bosco in Turin.
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noun
A member of this society.
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History
Etymology tree English Sales Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Salesian From Sales + -ian.
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