单词 | teetotalist |
释义 | teetotalist in British English (ˌtiːˈtəʊtəlɪst) noun an obsolete variant of teetotaller teetotal in British English (tiːˈtəʊtəl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or practising abstinence from alcoholic drink 2. dialect complete Derived forms teetotaller (teeˈtotaller) or teetotalist (teeˈtotalist) noun teetotally (teeˈtotally) adverb teetotalism (teeˈtotalism) noun Word origin C19: allegedly coined in 1833 by Richard Turner, English advocate of total abstinencefrom alcoholic liquors; probably from total, with emphatic reduplication |
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