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inebriety

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in⋅e⋅bri⋅e⋅ty

  [in-i-brahy-i-tee]
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–noun
drunkenness; intoxication.
Origin:
1780–90; in- 2 + obs. ebriety < L ēbrietās, equiv. to ēbri(us) drunk + -etās, var. of -itās -ity
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in·e·bri·e·ty   (ĭn'ĭ-brī'ĭ-tē)   
n.  Intoxication; drunkenness.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·ebri·ety
Pronunciation: "in-i-'brI-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -eties
: the state ofbeing inebriated; especially : habitual drunkenness
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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