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Word: Absinthe
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French absinthe, via Latin from Greek apsinthion ‘wormwood’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈabsɪnθ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a potent green aniseed-flavoured alcoholic spirit, made with the shrub wormwood.
Short Definition:potent green aniseed-flavoured spirit
Short Definition:
wormwood
Variant Forms:
- absinth
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