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kəˈhɔ adjective
2.
containing or using alcohol.
3.
caused by alcohol.
4.
suffering from alcoholism.
5.
preserved in alcohol.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person affected by alcoholism |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of, relating to, containing, or resulting from alcohol |
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Word Origin & History
alcoholic
1790, see alcohol. Noun sense of "one who is addicted to drinking in excess" is recorded from 1891; earlier alcoholist (1888). Alcoholics Anonymous founded 1935 in Akron, Ohio, U.S. Alky is first recorded 1844 as a slang shortening of "alcoholic liquor;" 1960 in the sense of "a drunkard."
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Medical Dictionary
alcoholic al·co·hol·ic (āl'kə-hô'lĭk)
adj.
Related to or resulting from alcohol.
Containing or preserved in alcohol.
Suffering from alcoholism.
A person who drinks alcoholic substances habitually and to excess or who suffers from alcoholism.
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