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POTATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does potation mean?
• POTATION (noun)
The noun POTATION has 2 senses:
1. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
2. the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
Familiarity information: POTATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
draft; draught; potation; tipple
Context example:
they served beer on draft
Hypernyms ("potation" is a kind of...):
drink (a single serving of a beverage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potation"):
quaff (a hearty draft)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("potation" is a kind of...):
drinking; imbibing; imbibition (the act of consuming liquids)
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