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Topic: DRINK

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Greek
Origin: dipsa 'feeling of wanting a drink' + English maniac

dipsomaniac

 noun
     
dip‧so‧ma‧ni‧ac [countable] British English old-fashioned
DFDMP someone who has a very strong desire for alcohol, which they cannot control [= alcoholic]
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