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   potation

   /pə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an alcoholic drink: archaic, humorous "lite potations are very American"
   • ▪ the action of drinking alcohol: archaic, humorous "you did rather abstain from potation"
   • ▪ a drinking bout: archaic, humorous "he became somewhat bloated in middle age, and his potations did not improve his appearance"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin potatio(n-), from potare ‘to drink’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. potatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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