potation

[ poh-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of drinking.

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

Origin of potation

1
1400–50; late Middle English potacion<Latin pōtātiōn- (stem of pōtātiō) a drinking, equivalent to pōtāt(us) (past participle of pōtāre to drink) + -iōn--ion

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potation

/ (pəʊˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of drinking

  2. a drink or draught, esp of alcoholic drink

Origin of potation

1
C15: from Latin pōtātiō a drinking, from pōtāre to drink

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