absinthe
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15th Century, French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek αψίνθιον (apsinthion, “wormwood”).
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absinthe (plural absinthes)
- A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
- (obsolete) The herb Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood).
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liquor
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Artemisia absinthium
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Borrowed from Latin absinthium.
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absinthe f. (plural absinthes)
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absinthe
- See absinther
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