n. 1. The act of drinking. 2. A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage. [Middle English potacion, from Old French, from Latin pōtātiō, pōtātiōn-, a drinking party, from pōtātus, past participle of pōtāre, to drink, from pōtus, a drink; see pō(i)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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