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TEETOTALISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does teetotalism mean?
• TEETOTALISM (noun)
The noun TEETOTALISM has 1 sense:
1. abstaining from alcohol
Familiarity information: TEETOTALISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abstaining from alcohol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
teetotaling; teetotalism
Hypernyms ("teetotalism" is a kind of...):
abstinence (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)
Derivation:
teetotalist (a total abstainer)
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