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a⋅pé⋅ri⋅tif
[ah-per-i-teef, uh-per-; Fr. a-pey-ree-teef] 
ɪˈtif
–noun, plural -tifs [-teefs; Fr. -teef] .
[-teefs; Fr. -teef] . | 1. | a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal. |
| 2. | Also called apéritif wine. a wine served as an appetizer or cocktail. |
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| a·pé·ri·tif (ä-pěr'ĭ-tēf') n. An alcoholic drink taken as an appetizer before a meal. [French, from Old French aperitif, purgative, from Medieval Latin aperitīvus, from Late Latin apertīvus, from Latin apertus, past participle of aperīre, to open; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.] |
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