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| 1. | fit or suitable for drinking: potable water. |
| 2. | Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages. |
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potable
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adj. Fit to drink. n. A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage: wine and other potables. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pōtābilis, from Latin pōtāre, to drink, from pōtus, a drink; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.] po'ta·bil'i·ty, po'ta·ble·ness n. |
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potable
1572, from O.Fr. potable (14c.), from L.L. potabilis "drinkable," from L. potare "to drink" (see potion).
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| potable | |
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| 1. | suitable for drinking [syn: drinkable] [ant: undrinkable] |
noun | |
| 1. | any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" [syn: beverage] |
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Potable
Bev"er*age\, n. [OF. bevrage, F. breuvage, fr. beivre to drink, fr. L. bibere. Cf. Bib, v. t., Poison, Potable.]1. Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating beverage. He knew no beverage but the flowing stream. --Thomson. 2. Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink. 3. A treat, or drink money. [Slang]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
potable
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