DIPSOMANIA


Meaning of DIPSOMANIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdip-sə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dipsa thirst + Late Latin mania

Date: circa 1844

: an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors

• dip·so·ma·ni·ac -nē-ˌak noun

• dip·so·ma·ni·a·cal ˌdip-sō-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl adjective

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