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单词 potation
释义 po·ta·tion
\pōˈtāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English potacioun, from Middle French potation, from Latin potation-, potatio act of drinking, from potatus (past participle of potare to drink) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at potable
1. : a usually alcoholic drink or brew
 < the root … whence their favorite potation is extracted — James Cook >
2.
 a. : the act of drinking
  < you did rather abstain from potation — Sir Walter Scott >
 b. : draft 4a
  < under the stimulus of several potations — S.H.Adams >
 c. : indulgence in drinking alcoholic beverages
  < men who were … the worse for potation — Frederick Marryat >
  < the arrival of planes … occasioned like gourmandising and potationTime >
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