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–noun

1.	the act of drinking.

2.	a drink or draft, esp. of an alcoholic beverage.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME potacion < L pōtātiōn- (s. of pōtātiō) a drinking, equiv. to pōtāt(us) (ptp. of pōtāre to drink) + -iōn- -ion

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po·ta·tion Audio Help (pō-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of drinking.
A drink, especially an alcoholic beverage.

[Middle English potacion, from Old French, from Latin pōtātiō, pōtātiōn-, a drinking party, from pōtātus, past participle of pōtāre, to drink, from pōtus, a drink; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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potation
noun
1.	a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: draft]
2.	the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)