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Webster 1913 Edition


Dipsomania

Dipˊso-ma′ni-a

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] thirst + [GREEK] mania.]
(Med.)
A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.